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GENOCIDE BILL MECHANISM TO PREVENT NEW CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY - ARMENIAN FM
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January 25, 2012 | 19:10
Adoption of the bill criminalizing genocide denials is an important
mechanism to prevent new crimes against humanity, Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian told reporters on Wednesday.
He called adoption of the bill "an important step" which can be not
only welcomed by supported by other countries, AFP reports.
"The first thing we have to do is turn a page in our common history
with Turkey, not through denial but through recognition of the Armenian
genocide. We do hope very much that there will come a day when Turkey
itself recognises the Armenian genocide," he said during his visit
to Latvia.
In his turn, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics stressed
that there is an issue "where we understand the pain of the Armenian
people". However, Latvian FM noted that the discussion of the past
should be held "in an academic rather than politicized environment."
Edward Nalbandian has left for a visit to Latvia and Lithuania on
January 25.
news.am
January 25, 2012 | 19:10
Adoption of the bill criminalizing genocide denials is an important
mechanism to prevent new crimes against humanity, Armenian Foreign
Minister Edward Nalbandian told reporters on Wednesday.
He called adoption of the bill "an important step" which can be not
only welcomed by supported by other countries, AFP reports.
"The first thing we have to do is turn a page in our common history
with Turkey, not through denial but through recognition of the Armenian
genocide. We do hope very much that there will come a day when Turkey
itself recognises the Armenian genocide," he said during his visit
to Latvia.
In his turn, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics stressed
that there is an issue "where we understand the pain of the Armenian
people". However, Latvian FM noted that the discussion of the past
should be held "in an academic rather than politicized environment."
Edward Nalbandian has left for a visit to Latvia and Lithuania on
January 25.