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Syria may recognize Genocide, says Armenian historian
13:03 * 08.02.14
The developments in and around Syria prompt a scenario of a possible
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by that country, according to a
historian.
At a news conference on Saturday, Gevorg Melkonyan, a history
professor at the Yerevan State University, said the country is quite
likely to make such a historic move against the backdrop of Turkey's
continuing support to the Syrian opposition.
The expert noted that the Assad regime has always treated the issue
with restraint which he said may now be given up in the light of the
continuing tensions.
"No measures were allowed in relation to the Armenian Genocide; both
countries were urged to establish good-neighborly relations. But after
Turkey was involved in the processes in Syria, the Syrian authorities
began using the issue as a method of pressure against Turkey," he
added.
Noting that Turkey has problems with all its neighbors (whether
territorial or historical), Melkonyan said it is very important for
Armenia to get the maximum benefit out of that.
"Turkey has territorial claims to all its neighbors. With Syria
weakening a little, it began intervening in domestic policies. Armenia
must raise the question of genocides against other nations as well to
prove to the the European nations that Turkey does not have the
Western European set of values," he said.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/02/08/gevorgmelqonyan/
13:03 * 08.02.14
The developments in and around Syria prompt a scenario of a possible
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by that country, according to a
historian.
At a news conference on Saturday, Gevorg Melkonyan, a history
professor at the Yerevan State University, said the country is quite
likely to make such a historic move against the backdrop of Turkey's
continuing support to the Syrian opposition.
The expert noted that the Assad regime has always treated the issue
with restraint which he said may now be given up in the light of the
continuing tensions.
"No measures were allowed in relation to the Armenian Genocide; both
countries were urged to establish good-neighborly relations. But after
Turkey was involved in the processes in Syria, the Syrian authorities
began using the issue as a method of pressure against Turkey," he
added.
Noting that Turkey has problems with all its neighbors (whether
territorial or historical), Melkonyan said it is very important for
Armenia to get the maximum benefit out of that.
"Turkey has territorial claims to all its neighbors. With Syria
weakening a little, it began intervening in domestic policies. Armenia
must raise the question of genocides against other nations as well to
prove to the the European nations that Turkey does not have the
Western European set of values," he said.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/02/08/gevorgmelqonyan/