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Elimination of consequences of Armenian genocide is connected with
compensation: Aghvan Hovsepyan
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/725203/elimination-of-consequences-of-armenian-genocide-is-connected-with-compensation-aghvan-hovsepyan.html
17:12, 5 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 5, ARMENPRESS: Geopolitical and economic interests of
powerful countries and sometimes conflict of those
interests lay obstacles for recognition of Armenian genocide. About
this mentioned Prosecutor General of Armenia Aghvan Hovsepyan
during the second session of pan-Armenian conference of lawyers
organized by the ministry of Diaspora. `Armenpress' reports that
Aghvan Hovsepyan expressed satisfaction that suh conference has been
organized by the ministry of Diaspora which can lay light on
many legal issues of Armenian genocide and become serious stimulation
for studying of Armenian genocide from legal point of
view. `The discussed topics are very interesting and up-to-date.
Many countries have already recognized and condemned Armenian genocide
but unfortunately this issue has not been solved totally.
For that reason the recognition of the genocide by this or that
country give us only feeling emotional satisfaction,' said
Hovsepyan.
He mentioned that often the issue of recognition or non-recognition of
Armenian genocide became a tool for stressing Turkey. `We
must make conclusions from it. Both recognition of Armenian genocide
and regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations should have
international-legal guarantees. And we -Armenian lawyers, have to
implement that difficult task', he stressed adding that we cannot say
that Armenian lawyers have not done anything for legal guarantees of
recognition of Armenian genocide but they especially young ones
must continue the necessary researches and analyzes in this sphere.
Aghvan Hovsepyan considers the fact that Armenian genocide has been
fundamentally proved undisputable. He stressed that there are
many evidences of it - testimonies of eyewitnesses, letters, diaries,
official documents and etc. There are also self-confessions of Turkish
authorities which are fixed in court decisions of 1919-1920. `During
those years Turkish courts implemented many cases in which Turkish
politicians, militarists and officials have been sentenced for mass
killings of Armenians and deportations. Those sentences are legal,
official
evidences condemning Armenian genocide which can be litigated with
difficulty even by current Turkish nationalists. I think that this
direction of legal researches has prospects and will be efficient,'
mentioned Prosecutor General.
Speaking about the commitment of young lawyers Aghvan Hovsepyan
considered that the elimination of consequences of Armenian
genocide is connected with compensation. He is sure that heirs of
victims must receive material compensation, to Armenian Church must
be returned the churches, Republic of Armenia must receive its lost
territories ant etc.
Prosecutor General is concerned also with today's reality. He is
concerned by the fact that high-level Azerbaijani officials declare
that
Syunik and Yerevan are Azerbaijani territories. `We today listen to
this absurd and keep silence. I agree that it is really absurd, it is
obvious lye. We advise Azerbaijanis to get acquainted with the works
of ancient historians where even name `Azerbaijan' is not known. But
won't it be more efficient to present well-grounded counter-claim?' he said.
compensation: Aghvan Hovsepyan
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/725203/elimination-of-consequences-of-armenian-genocide-is-connected-with-compensation-aghvan-hovsepyan.html
17:12, 5 July, 2013
YEREVAN, JULY 5, ARMENPRESS: Geopolitical and economic interests of
powerful countries and sometimes conflict of those
interests lay obstacles for recognition of Armenian genocide. About
this mentioned Prosecutor General of Armenia Aghvan Hovsepyan
during the second session of pan-Armenian conference of lawyers
organized by the ministry of Diaspora. `Armenpress' reports that
Aghvan Hovsepyan expressed satisfaction that suh conference has been
organized by the ministry of Diaspora which can lay light on
many legal issues of Armenian genocide and become serious stimulation
for studying of Armenian genocide from legal point of
view. `The discussed topics are very interesting and up-to-date.
Many countries have already recognized and condemned Armenian genocide
but unfortunately this issue has not been solved totally.
For that reason the recognition of the genocide by this or that
country give us only feeling emotional satisfaction,' said
Hovsepyan.
He mentioned that often the issue of recognition or non-recognition of
Armenian genocide became a tool for stressing Turkey. `We
must make conclusions from it. Both recognition of Armenian genocide
and regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations should have
international-legal guarantees. And we -Armenian lawyers, have to
implement that difficult task', he stressed adding that we cannot say
that Armenian lawyers have not done anything for legal guarantees of
recognition of Armenian genocide but they especially young ones
must continue the necessary researches and analyzes in this sphere.
Aghvan Hovsepyan considers the fact that Armenian genocide has been
fundamentally proved undisputable. He stressed that there are
many evidences of it - testimonies of eyewitnesses, letters, diaries,
official documents and etc. There are also self-confessions of Turkish
authorities which are fixed in court decisions of 1919-1920. `During
those years Turkish courts implemented many cases in which Turkish
politicians, militarists and officials have been sentenced for mass
killings of Armenians and deportations. Those sentences are legal,
official
evidences condemning Armenian genocide which can be litigated with
difficulty even by current Turkish nationalists. I think that this
direction of legal researches has prospects and will be efficient,'
mentioned Prosecutor General.
Speaking about the commitment of young lawyers Aghvan Hovsepyan
considered that the elimination of consequences of Armenian
genocide is connected with compensation. He is sure that heirs of
victims must receive material compensation, to Armenian Church must
be returned the churches, Republic of Armenia must receive its lost
territories ant etc.
Prosecutor General is concerned also with today's reality. He is
concerned by the fact that high-level Azerbaijani officials declare
that
Syunik and Yerevan are Azerbaijani territories. `We today listen to
this absurd and keep silence. I agree that it is really absurd, it is
obvious lye. We advise Azerbaijanis to get acquainted with the works
of ancient historians where even name `Azerbaijan' is not known. But
won't it be more efficient to present well-grounded counter-claim?' he said.