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CHAIRMAN OF FAAE: ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HINDERS CLARIFICATION OF SITUATION REGARDING ANTI-ARMENIAN STATEMENTS BY SLOVAKIA'S AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
arminfo
Tuesday, May 22, 20:30
In September 2011 the parliament of Slovakia adopted a bill on
criminalizing of the Armenian genocide denial, which I would like to
apply to Slovakia's Ambassador to Russia, Jozef Migas, which said in
an interview with Azerbaijani newspaper that the National Council
has never discussed such a bill, chairman of the Forum of Armenian
Associations of Europe (FAAE), Ashot Grigoryan, said at today's
press-conference in Yerevan.
"I am indignant at the fact that Armenia's Foreign Ministry does not
react at the given statement and does not make relevant requests which
would clarify the issue, why Slovakia's ambassador to Russia had made
such a statement. As a reply to my requests to the Foreign Ministry,
they made me strictly understand that Edward Nalbandian is against
any statements regarding the incident", - Grigoryan said.
He also added that if Armenia's Foreign Ministry is not ready to take
any steps, it should at least not hinder FAAE make them. He said
that Turkish authorities and lobby have been working so much well,
that they have managed to bribe many influential officials including
in the French Senate where the bill on criminalizing of the Armenian
genocide denial was rejected. At present, Turkey is trying by all
possible means to prevent the events which are scheduled to be held
by the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
The vice-premier, Chairman of Supreme Court of Slovakia, Stefan
Harabin, said earlier that the bill on criminalizing of the Armenian
genocide denial had been proved and signed into law. From now on,
any citizen of Slovakia will be punished by imprisonment for 5 years.
From: A. Papazian
arminfo
Tuesday, May 22, 20:30
In September 2011 the parliament of Slovakia adopted a bill on
criminalizing of the Armenian genocide denial, which I would like to
apply to Slovakia's Ambassador to Russia, Jozef Migas, which said in
an interview with Azerbaijani newspaper that the National Council
has never discussed such a bill, chairman of the Forum of Armenian
Associations of Europe (FAAE), Ashot Grigoryan, said at today's
press-conference in Yerevan.
"I am indignant at the fact that Armenia's Foreign Ministry does not
react at the given statement and does not make relevant requests which
would clarify the issue, why Slovakia's ambassador to Russia had made
such a statement. As a reply to my requests to the Foreign Ministry,
they made me strictly understand that Edward Nalbandian is against
any statements regarding the incident", - Grigoryan said.
He also added that if Armenia's Foreign Ministry is not ready to take
any steps, it should at least not hinder FAAE make them. He said
that Turkish authorities and lobby have been working so much well,
that they have managed to bribe many influential officials including
in the French Senate where the bill on criminalizing of the Armenian
genocide denial was rejected. At present, Turkey is trying by all
possible means to prevent the events which are scheduled to be held
by the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
The vice-premier, Chairman of Supreme Court of Slovakia, Stefan
Harabin, said earlier that the bill on criminalizing of the Armenian
genocide denial had been proved and signed into law. From now on,
any citizen of Slovakia will be punished by imprisonment for 5 years.
From: A. Papazian