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CHARLES AZNAVOUR: IF IT'S NOT GENOCIDE, ANNIHILATION OF A NATION, THEN WHAT IS IT?
Panorama
Oct 6 2011
Armenia
"So I've a question for the Turks, if it's not Genocide, if it's not
annihilation of a nation, thenwhat is it? How have you called that
phenomenon?" in an interview with "Nouvelles d'Armenie" said renowned
French Armenian singer and Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles
Aznavour. He has urged the Turks if they don't want to recognize the
Armenian Genocide, they could at least accept that in 1915 Armenian
massacres happened.
"So this is what I say - before using the term Genocide, how do you
call it - massacre, massacre of Armenians? If you don't want to use
the term Genocide, accept it is a massacre. I think we'll have a long
road passed if we achieve it," said Charles Aznavour.
According to him having stopped on the term of Genocide Armenia won't
move on.
"Armenia is really endangered and everybody is concentrated on this
term. I cannot understand how Armenia can advance in such conditions.
Where are my critics? What do they do to help Armenia? When do they
send money to Armenia? Are they to teach me? I must teach them. In
US I talked with an Armenian lawyer who employs 300 lawyers. He was
thinking like the others, but when I explained my opinion, he said
I was right," Aznavour told the paper.
Panorama
Oct 6 2011
Armenia
"So I've a question for the Turks, if it's not Genocide, if it's not
annihilation of a nation, thenwhat is it? How have you called that
phenomenon?" in an interview with "Nouvelles d'Armenie" said renowned
French Armenian singer and Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles
Aznavour. He has urged the Turks if they don't want to recognize the
Armenian Genocide, they could at least accept that in 1915 Armenian
massacres happened.
"So this is what I say - before using the term Genocide, how do you
call it - massacre, massacre of Armenians? If you don't want to use
the term Genocide, accept it is a massacre. I think we'll have a long
road passed if we achieve it," said Charles Aznavour.
According to him having stopped on the term of Genocide Armenia won't
move on.
"Armenia is really endangered and everybody is concentrated on this
term. I cannot understand how Armenia can advance in such conditions.
Where are my critics? What do they do to help Armenia? When do they
send money to Armenia? Are they to teach me? I must teach them. In
US I talked with an Armenian lawyer who employs 300 lawyers. He was
thinking like the others, but when I explained my opinion, he said
I was right," Aznavour told the paper.