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CRIMEAN TATARS OPPOSE UKRAINE'S GENOCIDE RECOGNITION BILL
http://asbarez.com/110698/crimean-tatars-oppose-ukraine%E2%80%99s-genocide-recognition-bill/
Monday, June 17th, 2013
Mustafa Dzhemilev
KIEV-A bill recognizing the Armenian Genocide introduced in Ukraine's
Parliament has angered the chairman of so-called Mejlis of the Crimean
Tatar People, reported the Yerkramas Armenian newspaper published in
Krasnodar, Russia.
"Even if the bill passes the Parliament, I don't believe the President
will have enough will to sign it," Mustafa Dzhemilev, the Crimean
Tatar leader and member of the Ukranian Parliament said.
He called the legislation an "inconsiderate and unsound step" by the
Ukrainian Parliament.
"The number of Turkic people in Ukraine is much greater than that of
Armenians. The authors of the bill should be aware of the consequences
its adoption could lead to," Dzhemilev said, adding that Ukraine's
relations with Azerbaijan, Turkey and other Turkic nations could be
jeopardized in the event of the bill's passage.
Dzhemilev was quoted by Polemika.com.ua news agency as saying that
he will talk to Arsen Avakov, one of the co-authors of the bill,
who is a member of his own Batkivshchyna Party.
"I will tell him that this step is unacceptable. If the faction
supports the decision, I will withdraw from it. At the same time,
we'll tell other parliament members that the measure would be a blow
to Ukraine's foreign policy," he said.
Dzhemilev also warned of wide-spread protests by Turkic people
in Ukraine.
The bill on the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1922 perpetrated at the
hands of the Ottoman Empire was introduced in the Ukrainian Supreme
Rada. The document has been authored by member of the Batkivshchyna
Party Arsen Avakov, members of the Party of Regions Vilen Shatvoryan
and Never Mkhitaryan.
From: A. Papazian
http://asbarez.com/110698/crimean-tatars-oppose-ukraine%E2%80%99s-genocide-recognition-bill/
Monday, June 17th, 2013
Mustafa Dzhemilev
KIEV-A bill recognizing the Armenian Genocide introduced in Ukraine's
Parliament has angered the chairman of so-called Mejlis of the Crimean
Tatar People, reported the Yerkramas Armenian newspaper published in
Krasnodar, Russia.
"Even if the bill passes the Parliament, I don't believe the President
will have enough will to sign it," Mustafa Dzhemilev, the Crimean
Tatar leader and member of the Ukranian Parliament said.
He called the legislation an "inconsiderate and unsound step" by the
Ukrainian Parliament.
"The number of Turkic people in Ukraine is much greater than that of
Armenians. The authors of the bill should be aware of the consequences
its adoption could lead to," Dzhemilev said, adding that Ukraine's
relations with Azerbaijan, Turkey and other Turkic nations could be
jeopardized in the event of the bill's passage.
Dzhemilev was quoted by Polemika.com.ua news agency as saying that
he will talk to Arsen Avakov, one of the co-authors of the bill,
who is a member of his own Batkivshchyna Party.
"I will tell him that this step is unacceptable. If the faction
supports the decision, I will withdraw from it. At the same time,
we'll tell other parliament members that the measure would be a blow
to Ukraine's foreign policy," he said.
Dzhemilev also warned of wide-spread protests by Turkic people
in Ukraine.
The bill on the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1922 perpetrated at the
hands of the Ottoman Empire was introduced in the Ukrainian Supreme
Rada. The document has been authored by member of the Batkivshchyna
Party Arsen Avakov, members of the Party of Regions Vilen Shatvoryan
and Never Mkhitaryan.
From: A. Papazian