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TURKISH PRESS AGAIN MISREPRESENTS CHARLES AZNAVOUR'S COMMENTS - ARMENIAN POLITICAL ACTIVIST
news.am
Sept 8 2011
Armenia
Turkish press has again misrepresented renowned singer, Armenian
Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour's words, noting that,
in "Vivement Dimanche" program on France 2 television, Aznavour had
allegedly said: "The genocide terminology disturbs me," stated Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) Party's Armenian Cause
and Political Affairs European Office Director Hilda Tchoboian, in an
interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am. "Speaking about Turkey and the
Turks, Charles Aznavour always tries to make moderate comments. And he
tried to differentiate between Turkish individuals and the Turkish
state in this case, too. But the singer has not said that as if
'the genocide terminology disturbs me.
' The Turks have misrepresented his words. Aznavour simply said
that for him the killing of one Armenian, or 1.5 million Armenians,
is equally unacceptable. During that program he said that there must
be justice," Tchoboian noted, adding that Aznavour had also reflected
on other crimes against humanity, including the Jewish Holocaust.
Hilda Tchoboian also stated that the only part in Aznavour's comments
which the Turkish press had accurately presented was that the renowned
singer had said that "the Turks are completely different than what
is said about them; they are good people." Tchoboian also denied the
information the Turkish side had disseminated, according to which,
after those comments by Aznavour, the Armenians from different corners
of the world had supposedly accused him of "denial" and "treason."
In conclusion, Hilda Tchoboian stressed that "we need to take into
account that Charles Aznavour is not a political figure in France,
and he speaks as an artist. He expresses views that are common to
all artists."
news.am
Sept 8 2011
Armenia
Turkish press has again misrepresented renowned singer, Armenian
Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour's words, noting that,
in "Vivement Dimanche" program on France 2 television, Aznavour had
allegedly said: "The genocide terminology disturbs me," stated Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) Party's Armenian Cause
and Political Affairs European Office Director Hilda Tchoboian, in an
interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am. "Speaking about Turkey and the
Turks, Charles Aznavour always tries to make moderate comments. And he
tried to differentiate between Turkish individuals and the Turkish
state in this case, too. But the singer has not said that as if
'the genocide terminology disturbs me.
' The Turks have misrepresented his words. Aznavour simply said
that for him the killing of one Armenian, or 1.5 million Armenians,
is equally unacceptable. During that program he said that there must
be justice," Tchoboian noted, adding that Aznavour had also reflected
on other crimes against humanity, including the Jewish Holocaust.
Hilda Tchoboian also stated that the only part in Aznavour's comments
which the Turkish press had accurately presented was that the renowned
singer had said that "the Turks are completely different than what
is said about them; they are good people." Tchoboian also denied the
information the Turkish side had disseminated, according to which,
after those comments by Aznavour, the Armenians from different corners
of the world had supposedly accused him of "denial" and "treason."
In conclusion, Hilda Tchoboian stressed that "we need to take into
account that Charles Aznavour is not a political figure in France,
and he speaks as an artist. He expresses views that are common to
all artists."