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ARMENIANS MUST CALL FOR REPARATIONS AHEAD OF 2015 - DASHNAK POLITICIAN
13:36 * 10.12.14
Armenia's greatest achievement ahead of the Genocide centennial would
be a pan-national call for reparations, says a senior representative
of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun.
"Both Turkey and other countries understand this, but it is important
to fix that we have demands from Turkey. We have already launched
active measures towards the Genocide centennial to shape a political
mindset. And steps by Turkey to counteract to that are the proof of
that," Head of the ARF-D bureau Giro Maniyan told a news conference.
Asked whether Armenia has the necessary resources to make 2015
unprecedented, the politician said that he really sees a progress. "We
have made such a progress in the past decades that it isn't right to
anticipate a new blowout. It is common knowledge today that Turkey
committed genocide and now experiences hatred for the Armenians,"
he noted.
Asked to comment on the continuing calls for gathering together
Armenians in Istanbul in 2015 for commemorating the tragic centennial,
Manoyan said he knows that events of the kind will be held everywhere.
"Istanbul always hosted commemoration ceremonies. But conducting
ceremonies in Turkey next year will be of special importance; it is
important, however, to convey the right message to Turkey's society,"
Manoyan said.
He added that the ARF-D asked a commission of specialists to elaborate
the demands back in 2007. "They published the first draft in 2010,
outlining five key demands: recognition, reparation and legislative
changes in Turkey to eliminate the anti-Armenian policies and raise the
problem of collective damage and territorial questions. To resolve
territorial issues it is necessary to recall the Armenia-Turkey
protocols," he added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/10/kiro-manoyan/1531714
13:36 * 10.12.14
Armenia's greatest achievement ahead of the Genocide centennial would
be a pan-national call for reparations, says a senior representative
of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun.
"Both Turkey and other countries understand this, but it is important
to fix that we have demands from Turkey. We have already launched
active measures towards the Genocide centennial to shape a political
mindset. And steps by Turkey to counteract to that are the proof of
that," Head of the ARF-D bureau Giro Maniyan told a news conference.
Asked whether Armenia has the necessary resources to make 2015
unprecedented, the politician said that he really sees a progress. "We
have made such a progress in the past decades that it isn't right to
anticipate a new blowout. It is common knowledge today that Turkey
committed genocide and now experiences hatred for the Armenians,"
he noted.
Asked to comment on the continuing calls for gathering together
Armenians in Istanbul in 2015 for commemorating the tragic centennial,
Manoyan said he knows that events of the kind will be held everywhere.
"Istanbul always hosted commemoration ceremonies. But conducting
ceremonies in Turkey next year will be of special importance; it is
important, however, to convey the right message to Turkey's society,"
Manoyan said.
He added that the ARF-D asked a commission of specialists to elaborate
the demands back in 2007. "They published the first draft in 2010,
outlining five key demands: recognition, reparation and legislative
changes in Turkey to eliminate the anti-Armenian policies and raise the
problem of collective damage and territorial questions. To resolve
territorial issues it is necessary to recall the Armenia-Turkey
protocols," he added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/10/kiro-manoyan/1531714