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TURKEY DID NOT GET ANY LESSON FROM THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: ELENI THEOCHAROUS
10:00, 25 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS. The European society must know what
happened in 1915 and the years following that date and who is
responsible for the Genocide. The Head of the newly established
EU-Armenia Friendship Group Eleni Theocharous stated this in a
conversation with "Armenpress". In her opinion it's not so important
to cling to the formulations in case of the Armenian Genocide
recognition. Notwithstanding the issue of legal formulations is also
significant. The most important is for the people in Europe to know
what really happened in 1915, who is responsible for that Genocide.
Eleni Theocharous also underscored that nobody wants to punish the
Turks of nowadays, but they have to accept the responsibility for the
crime committed by their fathers, it's of a certain importance. And
everyone must know to avoid such atrocities against humanity and
human nature.
Among other things she noted that unfortunately we see that Turkey
proceeded to more crimes after 1915. It's the genocide of the Pontic
Greeks, genocide against the Greeks in Smyrna and the crime against the
Kurdish population, so they did not get any lesson from the Armenian
Genocide. So it's important for us to let all the European nations,
all the human beings in Europe and everywhere that we have to avoid
such crimes in future.
Interview by Arusik Zakharyan
Armenian translation by Syune Barseghyan
10:00, 25 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS. The European society must know what
happened in 1915 and the years following that date and who is
responsible for the Genocide. The Head of the newly established
EU-Armenia Friendship Group Eleni Theocharous stated this in a
conversation with "Armenpress". In her opinion it's not so important
to cling to the formulations in case of the Armenian Genocide
recognition. Notwithstanding the issue of legal formulations is also
significant. The most important is for the people in Europe to know
what really happened in 1915, who is responsible for that Genocide.
Eleni Theocharous also underscored that nobody wants to punish the
Turks of nowadays, but they have to accept the responsibility for the
crime committed by their fathers, it's of a certain importance. And
everyone must know to avoid such atrocities against humanity and
human nature.
Among other things she noted that unfortunately we see that Turkey
proceeded to more crimes after 1915. It's the genocide of the Pontic
Greeks, genocide against the Greeks in Smyrna and the crime against the
Kurdish population, so they did not get any lesson from the Armenian
Genocide. So it's important for us to let all the European nations,
all the human beings in Europe and everywhere that we have to avoid
such crimes in future.
Interview by Arusik Zakharyan
Armenian translation by Syune Barseghyan