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PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Watch our latest videos on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HolySeeOfCilicia
"WE REMAIN MORE THAN EVER STRONGLY COMMITTED TO RESTORING
THE LEGITIMATE RIGHTS OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE"
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
Among a number of community organizations, His Holiness Aram I also met with
the Armenian Cause Committee members. The meeting was attended by the
Primate, the clergy accompanying His Holiness, representatives of the
diocese and other community organizations.
His Holiness Aram I praised the work done by the Armenian Cause Committee
towards the recognition of the Armenian Genocide particularly in the Muslim
world. He said that "the Armenian genocide is a fact of history. It is our
obligation to remind the world that one and a half million Armenians were
victims of a genocide which was planned and executed by the Ottoman Turkish
government in 1915. The present Turkey as a continuation of the Ottoman
Turkey, must have the courage to reconcile with its past by accepting the
Armenian genocide. This is the legitimate claim of the Armenian people".
Catholicos Aram I shared with the committee some basic information about the
conference "The Armenian Genocide: From Recognition to Reparation" which was
held in Antelias a few months ago. He said that "the focus of this
conference was reparation. We invited 30 experts of international law and
genocide from different parts of the world in order to get their views as
how we can move from recognition to reparation on the basis of the
provisions of the international law".
According to His Holiness, "this is not an easy process, but we should move
forward having the return of church properties as our primary objective". At
the end of his talk, His Holiness stressed the importance of initiating
public-awareness processes in the Muslim world, which is not fully informed
about the Armenian genocide. The chairman of the Armenian Cause Committee
gave a brief report about their activities. Then His Holiness answered to
questions related particularly to the issue of reparation.
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Photos: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos719.htm#6
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Watch our latest videos on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HolySeeOfCilicia
"WE REMAIN MORE THAN EVER STRONGLY COMMITTED TO RESTORING
THE LEGITIMATE RIGHTS OF THE ARMENIAN PEOPLE"
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I
Among a number of community organizations, His Holiness Aram I also met with
the Armenian Cause Committee members. The meeting was attended by the
Primate, the clergy accompanying His Holiness, representatives of the
diocese and other community organizations.
His Holiness Aram I praised the work done by the Armenian Cause Committee
towards the recognition of the Armenian Genocide particularly in the Muslim
world. He said that "the Armenian genocide is a fact of history. It is our
obligation to remind the world that one and a half million Armenians were
victims of a genocide which was planned and executed by the Ottoman Turkish
government in 1915. The present Turkey as a continuation of the Ottoman
Turkey, must have the courage to reconcile with its past by accepting the
Armenian genocide. This is the legitimate claim of the Armenian people".
Catholicos Aram I shared with the committee some basic information about the
conference "The Armenian Genocide: From Recognition to Reparation" which was
held in Antelias a few months ago. He said that "the focus of this
conference was reparation. We invited 30 experts of international law and
genocide from different parts of the world in order to get their views as
how we can move from recognition to reparation on the basis of the
provisions of the international law".
According to His Holiness, "this is not an easy process, but we should move
forward having the return of church properties as our primary objective". At
the end of his talk, His Holiness stressed the importance of initiating
public-awareness processes in the Muslim world, which is not fully informed
about the Armenian genocide. The chairman of the Armenian Cause Committee
gave a brief report about their activities. Then His Holiness answered to
questions related particularly to the issue of reparation.
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Photos: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos719.htm#6