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TURKEY'S POLICIES UNCHANGED AHEAD OF GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL - OPINION
14:53 * 26.03.14
Surprisingly enough, Turkey's policies in Kessab follow exactly the
same pattern as they did in the period of the Armenian Genocide,
a politician has said, commenting on the heated clashes in Syria's
Armenian populated region.
"Turkey wasn't supposed to be willing anything of the kind, with the
Armenian Genocide centennial being ahead," Ashot Manucharyan told
reporters on Tuesday, attributing Turkey's activeness in Syria to
foreign forces' influence.
He said it is important for the society to remember clearly who
actually forced Turkey to invade Syria.
"So we now have to submit a bid to all the countries which have urged
Turkey to intervene in the Syrian conflict to say that Turkey was
just a tool in 1915 as it is now, and that we want to understand who
is plotting genocide against the Armenians and why," Manucharyan noted.
The politician said he agrees to the plan for sending Armenian troops
to Syria to offer protection to the local Armenians. "There is no
other way in the present-day world. We have competent people in Syria,
who can help us, so we must explain to the government that we are
not going there to intervene in their top developments but just to
protect our compatriots. We will thus also learn who our allies are,
as a matter of fact," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am
14:53 * 26.03.14
Surprisingly enough, Turkey's policies in Kessab follow exactly the
same pattern as they did in the period of the Armenian Genocide,
a politician has said, commenting on the heated clashes in Syria's
Armenian populated region.
"Turkey wasn't supposed to be willing anything of the kind, with the
Armenian Genocide centennial being ahead," Ashot Manucharyan told
reporters on Tuesday, attributing Turkey's activeness in Syria to
foreign forces' influence.
He said it is important for the society to remember clearly who
actually forced Turkey to invade Syria.
"So we now have to submit a bid to all the countries which have urged
Turkey to intervene in the Syrian conflict to say that Turkey was
just a tool in 1915 as it is now, and that we want to understand who
is plotting genocide against the Armenians and why," Manucharyan noted.
The politician said he agrees to the plan for sending Armenian troops
to Syria to offer protection to the local Armenians. "There is no
other way in the present-day world. We have competent people in Syria,
who can help us, so we must explain to the government that we are
not going there to intervene in their top developments but just to
protect our compatriots. We will thus also learn who our allies are,
as a matter of fact," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am