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Times.am, Armenia
Sept 24 2011
S. Sargsyan: `Without recognition and condemnation Genocide, it will
be impossible to develop and implement effective mechanisms of
prevention'
By Times.am at 24 September, 2011, 10:26 am
Armenian President spoke about genocides and the importance of the
genocide's recognition during his speech at the 66th session of the UN
General Assembly, press service of Armenian President informs.
`Mr. President,
In the frameworks of this Assembly, alongside debates on some of the
most vital and urgent issues of our time, a high-level meeting took
place yesterday on the 10th anniversary of the Durban Declaration,
which reiterated the urgent need to eliminate racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of intolerance.
Unfortunately, such intolerance is known to us, Armenians, not only
through the examples I mentioned earlier. As a nation that has
survived a genocide, the most extreme form of racism and xenophobia,
we are morally obliged to act for the prevention of future genocides',
S. Sargsyan noted.
'The elimination of racism and xenophobia and the inculcation of
tolerance can become a truly effective mechanism if accompanied with
clear prescription of liability. Impunity and avoidance of liability
give birth to yet new crimes. Hence, it is incumbent upon us in the
international community to identify and denounce without delay any
expression of intolerance, but especially its extreme forms.
The Genocide of the Armenians perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire has
been recognized and condemned by numerous countries, parliaments,
international organizations, and genocide scholars' community.
Unfortunately, the same does not hold true for the Republic of Turkey,
which continues to engage in a policy of denying this atrocious crime
committed against humanity.
We unequivocally welcome the clear position adopted by the
international community in precluding any possibility of immunity or
pardon for perpetrators of genocide or other crimes against humanity.
Without recognition and condemnation, it will be impossible to develop
and implement effective mechanisms of prevention, which is one of the
UN's priorities. Armenia will contribute its most to the recognition,
punishment, and prevention of genocides.
These references to the Armenian Genocide lead me to recall another
important celebration marked this year: the 150th birthday of Fridtjof
Nansen, the first High Commissioner for Refugees. In the most
difficult period for my nation, the great humanist rendered priceless
support to the survival of the homeland-deprived fragments of the
Armenians fleeing from the Genocide. Holders of the Nansen passports
settled in various countries of the world, reaching as far as South
America. They rose to their feet and partook in the development of the
countries and peoples hosting them.
I believe that justice and the equality of rights between states have
become standards in international relations owing to such powerful
individuals who promoted their vision of morality in that cruel world
of the `realpolitik,' Armenian President said.
/Times.am/
Sept 24 2011
S. Sargsyan: `Without recognition and condemnation Genocide, it will
be impossible to develop and implement effective mechanisms of
prevention'
By Times.am at 24 September, 2011, 10:26 am
Armenian President spoke about genocides and the importance of the
genocide's recognition during his speech at the 66th session of the UN
General Assembly, press service of Armenian President informs.
`Mr. President,
In the frameworks of this Assembly, alongside debates on some of the
most vital and urgent issues of our time, a high-level meeting took
place yesterday on the 10th anniversary of the Durban Declaration,
which reiterated the urgent need to eliminate racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of intolerance.
Unfortunately, such intolerance is known to us, Armenians, not only
through the examples I mentioned earlier. As a nation that has
survived a genocide, the most extreme form of racism and xenophobia,
we are morally obliged to act for the prevention of future genocides',
S. Sargsyan noted.
'The elimination of racism and xenophobia and the inculcation of
tolerance can become a truly effective mechanism if accompanied with
clear prescription of liability. Impunity and avoidance of liability
give birth to yet new crimes. Hence, it is incumbent upon us in the
international community to identify and denounce without delay any
expression of intolerance, but especially its extreme forms.
The Genocide of the Armenians perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire has
been recognized and condemned by numerous countries, parliaments,
international organizations, and genocide scholars' community.
Unfortunately, the same does not hold true for the Republic of Turkey,
which continues to engage in a policy of denying this atrocious crime
committed against humanity.
We unequivocally welcome the clear position adopted by the
international community in precluding any possibility of immunity or
pardon for perpetrators of genocide or other crimes against humanity.
Without recognition and condemnation, it will be impossible to develop
and implement effective mechanisms of prevention, which is one of the
UN's priorities. Armenia will contribute its most to the recognition,
punishment, and prevention of genocides.
These references to the Armenian Genocide lead me to recall another
important celebration marked this year: the 150th birthday of Fridtjof
Nansen, the first High Commissioner for Refugees. In the most
difficult period for my nation, the great humanist rendered priceless
support to the survival of the homeland-deprived fragments of the
Armenians fleeing from the Genocide. Holders of the Nansen passports
settled in various countries of the world, reaching as far as South
America. They rose to their feet and partook in the development of the
countries and peoples hosting them.
I believe that justice and the equality of rights between states have
become standards in international relations owing to such powerful
individuals who promoted their vision of morality in that cruel world
of the `realpolitik,' Armenian President said.
/Times.am/