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VERACITY OF GENOCIDE CANNOT BE QUESTIONED, SAYS NALBANDIAN
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Foreign Minister Nalbandian
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)-"The Armenian authorities have declared on many
occasions that the veracity of the Armenian Genocide and the importance
of its recognition and condemnation have never been and will never
be questioned," said Armenia's Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian in
an with the Dutch De Volkskrant daily.
Nalbandian used the interview, published on Tuesday, to counter
statements made last week by his Turkish counterpart Ahem Davutoglu
that commission of historians should deal with the subject. The
comments were made when Davutoglu was meeting with French Foreign
Minister Alain Juppe, who endorsed the idea, thus negating a statement
made last month in Yerevan by French President Nicolas Sarkozy who
urged Turkey "to come to terms with its past."
"The Turkish Foreign Minister's statements on establishment of a
commission of historians to study the events of 1915 are an attempt
to question the fact that France and many other international
organizations have recognized the Genocide," said Nalbandian.
"It is nothing else but the continuation of the dangerous policy of
denial. The French President made a clear statement on that matter
in Armenia," added Nalbandian.
Nalbandian also touched on Davutoglu's assertions that an letter
addressed to former president Robert Kocharian by Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has remained unanswered. The Armenian foreign minister pointed out
that the letter in question was, in fact, answered on April 25, 2005.
"Both the international community and Turkey - perhaps with
the exception of a few people as it can be concluded from Ahmet
Davutoglu's statement - are well aware of the contents of that answer,"
said Nalbandian, referring to Kocharian's response who rejected the
creation of a commission to study the Armenian Genocide.
[Asbarez: Might it not be time for Armenia to withdraw its signature
from the protocols?]
asbarez
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Foreign Minister Nalbandian
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)-"The Armenian authorities have declared on many
occasions that the veracity of the Armenian Genocide and the importance
of its recognition and condemnation have never been and will never
be questioned," said Armenia's Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian in
an with the Dutch De Volkskrant daily.
Nalbandian used the interview, published on Tuesday, to counter
statements made last week by his Turkish counterpart Ahem Davutoglu
that commission of historians should deal with the subject. The
comments were made when Davutoglu was meeting with French Foreign
Minister Alain Juppe, who endorsed the idea, thus negating a statement
made last month in Yerevan by French President Nicolas Sarkozy who
urged Turkey "to come to terms with its past."
"The Turkish Foreign Minister's statements on establishment of a
commission of historians to study the events of 1915 are an attempt
to question the fact that France and many other international
organizations have recognized the Genocide," said Nalbandian.
"It is nothing else but the continuation of the dangerous policy of
denial. The French President made a clear statement on that matter
in Armenia," added Nalbandian.
Nalbandian also touched on Davutoglu's assertions that an letter
addressed to former president Robert Kocharian by Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has remained unanswered. The Armenian foreign minister pointed out
that the letter in question was, in fact, answered on April 25, 2005.
"Both the international community and Turkey - perhaps with
the exception of a few people as it can be concluded from Ahmet
Davutoglu's statement - are well aware of the contents of that answer,"
said Nalbandian, referring to Kocharian's response who rejected the
creation of a commission to study the Armenian Genocide.
[Asbarez: Might it not be time for Armenia to withdraw its signature
from the protocols?]