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TURKISH AMBASSADOR DOESN'T ATTEND OPENING OF EXHIBITION IN BERLIN
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19:31 . 21/03
The exhibition titled "Missing Homeland", which tells about the fate
of 30 deported nations of Europe opened in Berlin yesterday. It also
presents the story of the Armenians' genocide and deportation.
As our colleague Alla Serobyan informs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel
has honoured the exhibition with her presence and has delivered an
opening speech. Armenian ambassador to Germany Armen Martirosyan was
also present at the opening.
Turkish Ambassador to Berlin Husein Avni Karslioglu had also received
an invitation to visit the exhibition. However, learning that the words
"deportation" and "genocide" are used there on the story of Armenians,
he has refused to attend it.
Angela Merkel familiarized herself with the materials presented going
round the exhibition and said during her speech: "I believe one of
the problems of humanity is that the sorrow and memories of witnesses
must be taken seriously and that we must carry those memories to
the future. This is our task since these millions of people suffered
injustice and that injustice is a part of our joint history. People
will help no one if they try set aside or to erase that part of
history. We must learn more lessons from that history. And we'll have
succeeded if we recall the history with its parts again. And the lesson
that we should learn from it is resistance to the developments with
their manifestations that transgress against human beings, as well
as is denying deportation once and for all, wherever they could be
in the world".
According to publications of German media, the exhibition was attended
by a large number of visitors. It will last three months, after which
its parts may travel to other countries.
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=5942
19:31 . 21/03
The exhibition titled "Missing Homeland", which tells about the fate
of 30 deported nations of Europe opened in Berlin yesterday. It also
presents the story of the Armenians' genocide and deportation.
As our colleague Alla Serobyan informs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel
has honoured the exhibition with her presence and has delivered an
opening speech. Armenian ambassador to Germany Armen Martirosyan was
also present at the opening.
Turkish Ambassador to Berlin Husein Avni Karslioglu had also received
an invitation to visit the exhibition. However, learning that the words
"deportation" and "genocide" are used there on the story of Armenians,
he has refused to attend it.
Angela Merkel familiarized herself with the materials presented going
round the exhibition and said during her speech: "I believe one of
the problems of humanity is that the sorrow and memories of witnesses
must be taken seriously and that we must carry those memories to
the future. This is our task since these millions of people suffered
injustice and that injustice is a part of our joint history. People
will help no one if they try set aside or to erase that part of
history. We must learn more lessons from that history. And we'll have
succeeded if we recall the history with its parts again. And the lesson
that we should learn from it is resistance to the developments with
their manifestations that transgress against human beings, as well
as is denying deportation once and for all, wherever they could be
in the world".
According to publications of German media, the exhibition was attended
by a large number of visitors. It will last three months, after which
its parts may travel to other countries.