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APA, Azerbaijan
July 31 2014
Member-churches of World Council of Churches going to recognize
so-called Armenian `genocide' in 2015
[ 31 July 2014 12:08 ]
Members of council also include churches in Azerbaijan and Turkey
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov ` APA. Member-churches of World Council of
Churches going to recognize so-called Armenian `genocide' in 2015,
said the chairman of the the International Association to Fight
Unfounded Armenian Allegations (ASÄ°M-DER) Goksel Gulbey, APA reports
quoting Turkish press.
Gulbey said that for recognition of so-called Armenian `genocide', the
world churches united against Turkey and are going to exert pressure
on Turkey using religious: `For recognition of Armenian `genocide' and
compensation claims at the anniversary of Armenian genocide, the WCC
member-churches decided to hold international conference in Geneva
with the participation of international organizations, lawyers and
human right defenders, organize prayer ceremony to commemorate
`victims' of the Armenian `genocide' in the Geneva Cathedral and
invite WCC member-churches to prayer'.
ASIMDER chairman also said that the churches in Azerbaijan and Turkey
are members of the WCC and will join this conference and called on
relevant state bodies of both countries to warn churches and religious
leaders.
From: A. Papazian
July 31 2014
Member-churches of World Council of Churches going to recognize
so-called Armenian `genocide' in 2015
[ 31 July 2014 12:08 ]
Members of council also include churches in Azerbaijan and Turkey
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov ` APA. Member-churches of World Council of
Churches going to recognize so-called Armenian `genocide' in 2015,
said the chairman of the the International Association to Fight
Unfounded Armenian Allegations (ASÄ°M-DER) Goksel Gulbey, APA reports
quoting Turkish press.
Gulbey said that for recognition of so-called Armenian `genocide', the
world churches united against Turkey and are going to exert pressure
on Turkey using religious: `For recognition of Armenian `genocide' and
compensation claims at the anniversary of Armenian genocide, the WCC
member-churches decided to hold international conference in Geneva
with the participation of international organizations, lawyers and
human right defenders, organize prayer ceremony to commemorate
`victims' of the Armenian `genocide' in the Geneva Cathedral and
invite WCC member-churches to prayer'.
ASIMDER chairman also said that the churches in Azerbaijan and Turkey
are members of the WCC and will join this conference and called on
relevant state bodies of both countries to warn churches and religious
leaders.
From: A. Papazian