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ERDOGAN SAYS TURKS "ARE TIRED" OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 26, 2012 - 13:26 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of the Armenian Genocide was discussed
at the meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkey's Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the nuclear summit
in Seoul.
In particular, Erdogan complained to Obama about Turkey being tired
of the Genocide problem.
"I told Obama that we are tired. Every year in April we face the
same problem, whether Republicans come [to power] or Democrats, the
issue remains the same. I showed him the steps we had taken, brought
Akhtamar as an example," Erdogan voiced his "discontent", referring
to the reconstruction of the medieval Armenian church in the Van lake
island of Akhtamar in 2010, and the permission to Armenian Christians
to hold liturgies there once a year. Following the reconstruction,
the Turkish government turned the church into a museum.
The Turkish PM also"called" on Obama "not to mistake U.S. senators,
lawmakers and politicians for historians".
On March 20, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL)
introduced legislation, S.Res.399, calling upon the U.S. government
to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons
of this atrocity to prevent future crimes against humanity.
"It is time for the United States to join the nineteen nations
including Belgium, Canada, France, Italy and the European Union
that have formally recognized the actions carried out by the Ottoman
Empire from 1915 to 1923 as genocide," Senator Menendez said. "The
Armenian Genocide is a historical fact and was one of the incidents
upon which the Genocide Convention was predicated. Only by accurately
acknowledging the crimes of the past can we ever hope to move forward
in a legitimate manner and prevent such human rights crimes from
happening in the future."
"The Armenian Genocide is well-documented and formally recognized by
11 NATO allies and the European Union. This resolution accurately
characterizes the events of 1915-1923 as a genocide, honors the
memory of the victims, and strengthens America's moral leadership on
human rights and the prevention of mass atrocities around the world,"
said a spokesman for Senator Kirk.
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 26, 2012 - 13:26 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of the Armenian Genocide was discussed
at the meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkey's Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the nuclear summit
in Seoul.
In particular, Erdogan complained to Obama about Turkey being tired
of the Genocide problem.
"I told Obama that we are tired. Every year in April we face the
same problem, whether Republicans come [to power] or Democrats, the
issue remains the same. I showed him the steps we had taken, brought
Akhtamar as an example," Erdogan voiced his "discontent", referring
to the reconstruction of the medieval Armenian church in the Van lake
island of Akhtamar in 2010, and the permission to Armenian Christians
to hold liturgies there once a year. Following the reconstruction,
the Turkish government turned the church into a museum.
The Turkish PM also"called" on Obama "not to mistake U.S. senators,
lawmakers and politicians for historians".
On March 20, U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL)
introduced legislation, S.Res.399, calling upon the U.S. government
to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons
of this atrocity to prevent future crimes against humanity.
"It is time for the United States to join the nineteen nations
including Belgium, Canada, France, Italy and the European Union
that have formally recognized the actions carried out by the Ottoman
Empire from 1915 to 1923 as genocide," Senator Menendez said. "The
Armenian Genocide is a historical fact and was one of the incidents
upon which the Genocide Convention was predicated. Only by accurately
acknowledging the crimes of the past can we ever hope to move forward
in a legitimate manner and prevent such human rights crimes from
happening in the future."
"The Armenian Genocide is well-documented and formally recognized by
11 NATO allies and the European Union. This resolution accurately
characterizes the events of 1915-1923 as a genocide, honors the
memory of the victims, and strengthens America's moral leadership on
human rights and the prevention of mass atrocities around the world,"
said a spokesman for Senator Kirk.