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DIYARBAKIR MAYOR PLACES FLOWERS AT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL IN PROVIDENCE
By Weekly Staff // October 11, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (A.W.)--Mayor of the Diyarbakir Sur Municipality
Abdullah DemirbaĆ~_ placed flowers at the Armenian Genocide Memorial
in Providence on Oct. 10.
DemirbaĆ~_ with members of the Kurdish and Armenian communities of
the U.S. (Photo: The Armenian Weekly)
Speaking at the memorial, DemirbaĆ~_ said, "We bow in memory of all
those who lost their lives."
Kurds had a role in the massacres of 1915, DemirbaĆ~_ noted. He
stressed the importance of confronting the past. He called on the
Turkish state to apologize and make amends. "Asking for forgiveness
is a sign of maturity," he concluded.
The mayor was accompanied by members of the Kurdish and Armenian
communities of New England.
Last month, DemirbaĆ~_ apologized in the name of Kurds for the
Armenian and Assyrian "massacre and deportations" during theofficial
inauguration of the Monument of Common Conscience. "We will continue
our struggle to secure atonement and compensation for them," he added.
DemirbaĆ~_ placing flowers at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in
Providence
DemirbaĆ~_ and the Metropolitan Mayor of Diyarbakir Osman Baydemir
have adopted a policy of reviving the multiculturalism of the city in
recent years, embarking on a series of initiatives that include the
renovation of the Sourp Giragos Church, the offering of Armenian and
Assyrian language courses, the return of confiscated Armenian property,
and the opening of the memorial. Diyarbakir is also the only city in
Turkey with a sign greeting visitors in Turkish, Kurdish, and Armenian.
"Today, we are not simply asking for forgiveness in a dry fashion,"
DemirbaĆ~_ noted in an interview with the Weekly editor Khatchig
Mouradian in Diyarbakir in 2011. "I am a Kurd. And I want for Armenians
what I want for the Kurds."
The Armenian Weekly conducted a follow-up interview with the mayor
after the visit to the memorial. The interview will be published
next week.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/10/11/diyarbakir-mayor-places-wreaths-at-armenian-genocide-memorial-in-providence/
By Weekly Staff // October 11, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (A.W.)--Mayor of the Diyarbakir Sur Municipality
Abdullah DemirbaĆ~_ placed flowers at the Armenian Genocide Memorial
in Providence on Oct. 10.
DemirbaĆ~_ with members of the Kurdish and Armenian communities of
the U.S. (Photo: The Armenian Weekly)
Speaking at the memorial, DemirbaĆ~_ said, "We bow in memory of all
those who lost their lives."
Kurds had a role in the massacres of 1915, DemirbaĆ~_ noted. He
stressed the importance of confronting the past. He called on the
Turkish state to apologize and make amends. "Asking for forgiveness
is a sign of maturity," he concluded.
The mayor was accompanied by members of the Kurdish and Armenian
communities of New England.
Last month, DemirbaĆ~_ apologized in the name of Kurds for the
Armenian and Assyrian "massacre and deportations" during theofficial
inauguration of the Monument of Common Conscience. "We will continue
our struggle to secure atonement and compensation for them," he added.
DemirbaĆ~_ placing flowers at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in
Providence
DemirbaĆ~_ and the Metropolitan Mayor of Diyarbakir Osman Baydemir
have adopted a policy of reviving the multiculturalism of the city in
recent years, embarking on a series of initiatives that include the
renovation of the Sourp Giragos Church, the offering of Armenian and
Assyrian language courses, the return of confiscated Armenian property,
and the opening of the memorial. Diyarbakir is also the only city in
Turkey with a sign greeting visitors in Turkish, Kurdish, and Armenian.
"Today, we are not simply asking for forgiveness in a dry fashion,"
DemirbaĆ~_ noted in an interview with the Weekly editor Khatchig
Mouradian in Diyarbakir in 2011. "I am a Kurd. And I want for Armenians
what I want for the Kurds."
The Armenian Weekly conducted a follow-up interview with the mayor
after the visit to the memorial. The interview will be published
next week.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/10/11/diyarbakir-mayor-places-wreaths-at-armenian-genocide-memorial-in-providence/