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ZARAKOLU ASKS ARMENIAN LEADER TO GRANT RESIDENCE TO ARTSAKH WAR HERO
tert.am
31.05.12
Turkish publisher Rgagip Zarakolu, who was recently honored with
presidential award in Armenia, has asked Serzh Sargsyan to grant
residence to Karabakh war hero and ex-political prisoner Sargis
Hatspanyan.
In a letter to the president, the Turkish rights activist calls for
assisting Hatspanyan, considering him a patriot who left France for
Armenia back in the Soviet period to seek permanent residence in his
home country.
"I am unable to tell you anything about his patriotism as I am
more than sure you know better this man who left Paris 23 years
ago to find permanent residence in his homeland; he is one of the
Diaspora-Armenians who never avoided sacrificing his life to protect
his own nation, whose existence was at stake.
According to the Turkish publisher, the Hatspanyan's being deprived
of the right to live and work in Armenia after facing a jail term in
the aftermath of the March 2008 post-electoral turmoil, is a serious
problem for the activist whose wife and two children are Armenian
citizens.
Considering Hatspanyan his respected friend, Zarakoulu urgently
requests the president to do everything possible to grant him the
right to reside and work in his cherished homeland.
tert.am
31.05.12
Turkish publisher Rgagip Zarakolu, who was recently honored with
presidential award in Armenia, has asked Serzh Sargsyan to grant
residence to Karabakh war hero and ex-political prisoner Sargis
Hatspanyan.
In a letter to the president, the Turkish rights activist calls for
assisting Hatspanyan, considering him a patriot who left France for
Armenia back in the Soviet period to seek permanent residence in his
home country.
"I am unable to tell you anything about his patriotism as I am
more than sure you know better this man who left Paris 23 years
ago to find permanent residence in his homeland; he is one of the
Diaspora-Armenians who never avoided sacrificing his life to protect
his own nation, whose existence was at stake.
According to the Turkish publisher, the Hatspanyan's being deprived
of the right to live and work in Armenia after facing a jail term in
the aftermath of the March 2008 post-electoral turmoil, is a serious
problem for the activist whose wife and two children are Armenian
citizens.
Considering Hatspanyan his respected friend, Zarakoulu urgently
requests the president to do everything possible to grant him the
right to reside and work in his cherished homeland.