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ARAM I REFUSES TO GIVE INTERVIEW TO TURKISH TV CHANNEL
PanARMENIAN.Net
Aram I refuses to give interview to Turkish TV channel March 2, 2012
- 18:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Communication Department of the Catholicosate
turned down an invitation addressed to His Holiness Aram I for a live
interview on a Turkish satellite TV channel.
In the letter of invitation, the "Armenian issue" appears among
the topics to be discussed. Referring to the offer of an interview,
the Communication Department reminds that "for the Armenians there
is no so-called "Armenian issue". The Armenian Genocide is a fact of
history and as such it is not a subject for discussion, negotiation
or dialogue. Turkey must accept the genocide committed against the
Armenian people in 1915 by its forefathers".
The letter of the Communication Department also emphasizes the vital
importance of reparation: "You should know that thousands of churches,
monasteries, religious sites, cultural and social institutions,
hospitals, community center (not to mention hundred thousands of
individual properties and movable and immovable properties) have been
confiscated by the Turkish government. The return of these properties
to their rightful owners is the legitimate right of the Armenian
people". In conclusion the letter states: "Ignoring the rights of the
Armenian people and reacting aggressively to initiatives in support of
justice and human rights do not help to create rapprochement between
our nations".
PanARMENIAN.Net
Aram I refuses to give interview to Turkish TV channel March 2, 2012
- 18:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Communication Department of the Catholicosate
turned down an invitation addressed to His Holiness Aram I for a live
interview on a Turkish satellite TV channel.
In the letter of invitation, the "Armenian issue" appears among
the topics to be discussed. Referring to the offer of an interview,
the Communication Department reminds that "for the Armenians there
is no so-called "Armenian issue". The Armenian Genocide is a fact of
history and as such it is not a subject for discussion, negotiation
or dialogue. Turkey must accept the genocide committed against the
Armenian people in 1915 by its forefathers".
The letter of the Communication Department also emphasizes the vital
importance of reparation: "You should know that thousands of churches,
monasteries, religious sites, cultural and social institutions,
hospitals, community center (not to mention hundred thousands of
individual properties and movable and immovable properties) have been
confiscated by the Turkish government. The return of these properties
to their rightful owners is the legitimate right of the Armenian
people". In conclusion the letter states: "Ignoring the rights of the
Armenian people and reacting aggressively to initiatives in support of
justice and human rights do not help to create rapprochement between
our nations".