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ANC UK RESPONDS TO ERDOGAN'S MESSAGE TO THE ARMENIANS
25th April 2014
Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan's message to the
Armenian people on the eve of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide is nothing more than Turkey's renewed denial tactics under
international pressure to accept her past and reconcile with it -
especially with the centenary of the Armenian Genocide approaching.
Though unprecedented the message, it is nothing more than a try to
obstruct the international recognition and condemnation of Turkey
for what it did to the Armenians, beginning April 24, 1915. By once
again stating "the establishment of a joint historical commission in
order to study the events of 1915 in a scholarly manner" Erdogan is
omitting what independent scholars and academics have classified the
"events" as Genocide.
By putting the extermination of the Armenians in the overall context
of the losses of the Ottoman Empire - equating the losses of victim
and murderer - and conveying his condolences to the grandchildren of
those perished, Erdogan rather than offering them peace, is insulting
their memory. The massacres of the Armenian people in their historical
lands were centrally planned and executed meticulously, even after
the fall of the Ottoman Empire. If the Prime Minister of Turkey wants
to convey his condolences, he firstly needs to acknowledge that there
was an Armenian Genocide committed by Turkey.
"There can be no real reconciliation and peace between the two nations,
between Turks and Armenians, unless Turkey accepts her genocidal past,
condemns it, and pays the necessary reparations to the Armenian people,
financial and territorial. All the rest is just talk and a continuation
of Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide", said European Armenian
Federation for Justice and Democracy President, Kaspar Karampetian,
and concluded "as long as a country does not see its past, recognize
its crime and bears its responsibility, it is always probable that
will repeat it in one way or another. Thus, the recognition of the
Genocide by Turkey and the bearing of the consequent reparations is
a matter of security for Armenia and the Armenians in general".
ANC UK HYETIMES | Suite 535 | 56 Gloucester Road | London | SW7 4UB |
United Kingdom
25th April 2014
Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan's message to the
Armenian people on the eve of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide is nothing more than Turkey's renewed denial tactics under
international pressure to accept her past and reconcile with it -
especially with the centenary of the Armenian Genocide approaching.
Though unprecedented the message, it is nothing more than a try to
obstruct the international recognition and condemnation of Turkey
for what it did to the Armenians, beginning April 24, 1915. By once
again stating "the establishment of a joint historical commission in
order to study the events of 1915 in a scholarly manner" Erdogan is
omitting what independent scholars and academics have classified the
"events" as Genocide.
By putting the extermination of the Armenians in the overall context
of the losses of the Ottoman Empire - equating the losses of victim
and murderer - and conveying his condolences to the grandchildren of
those perished, Erdogan rather than offering them peace, is insulting
their memory. The massacres of the Armenian people in their historical
lands were centrally planned and executed meticulously, even after
the fall of the Ottoman Empire. If the Prime Minister of Turkey wants
to convey his condolences, he firstly needs to acknowledge that there
was an Armenian Genocide committed by Turkey.
"There can be no real reconciliation and peace between the two nations,
between Turks and Armenians, unless Turkey accepts her genocidal past,
condemns it, and pays the necessary reparations to the Armenian people,
financial and territorial. All the rest is just talk and a continuation
of Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide", said European Armenian
Federation for Justice and Democracy President, Kaspar Karampetian,
and concluded "as long as a country does not see its past, recognize
its crime and bears its responsibility, it is always probable that
will repeat it in one way or another. Thus, the recognition of the
Genocide by Turkey and the bearing of the consequent reparations is
a matter of security for Armenia and the Armenians in general".
ANC UK HYETIMES | Suite 535 | 56 Gloucester Road | London | SW7 4UB |
United Kingdom