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ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES ARE ABSOLUTELY INDIFFERENT TO ASSYRIANS
arminfo
Thursday, July 12, 16:34
The Armenian authorities are absolutely indifferent to the
Assyrians living in Armenia, President of the Federation of Assyrian
Organizations of Armenia Irina Gasparyan told journalists on Thursday.
She said that officially there are 3,400 Assyrians in Armenia while
in reality their number is almost 7,000.
"During the census 2001 the census officer asked my daughter what her
nationality was. She said 'Assyrian' but he still registered her as
'Armenian' just because her father was Armenian," Gasparyan said.
As regards the Assyrian Genocide monument unveiled in Armenia Apr 25
2012, she said that it was just a pre-election PR move.
"No single Assyrian was involved in that project. Nobody even cared
to ask us if we liked that monument or not. As a result, we found lots
of mistakes in its inscriptions. So, what they actually cared for was
not the monument itself but their own political goals," Gasparyan said.
She noted that the Armenians and the Assyrians should closely
cooperate as their fates are very similar and both were once victims
to a genocide.
arminfo
Thursday, July 12, 16:34
The Armenian authorities are absolutely indifferent to the
Assyrians living in Armenia, President of the Federation of Assyrian
Organizations of Armenia Irina Gasparyan told journalists on Thursday.
She said that officially there are 3,400 Assyrians in Armenia while
in reality their number is almost 7,000.
"During the census 2001 the census officer asked my daughter what her
nationality was. She said 'Assyrian' but he still registered her as
'Armenian' just because her father was Armenian," Gasparyan said.
As regards the Assyrian Genocide monument unveiled in Armenia Apr 25
2012, she said that it was just a pre-election PR move.
"No single Assyrian was involved in that project. Nobody even cared
to ask us if we liked that monument or not. As a result, we found lots
of mistakes in its inscriptions. So, what they actually cared for was
not the monument itself but their own political goals," Gasparyan said.
She noted that the Armenians and the Assyrians should closely
cooperate as their fates are very similar and both were once victims
to a genocide.