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ARMENIAN FM: TURKEY SHOULD FOLLOW GERMANY'S EXAMPLE AND RECOGNIZE THE GENOCIDE
14:26 01.05.2014
"Today a large number of Jews live in Germany, but no one would
dare to put under question the reality of the Holocaust. Turkey had
better follow Germany's example through recognition, condemnation
and apology," Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at
the National Assembly.
"In 1915 Talaat told Germany's Consul General that there is no Armenian
question, because there are no more Armenians. 99 years later Armenians
together with the international community struggle for the exclusion
of new genocides, new crimes against humanity and wait for civilized
steps from Turkey," he said.
The comments come after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
declared that the fact of Armenians living in Turkey today proves
there was no genocide.
Referring to Azerbaijan's forthcoming presidency of the Council
of Europe, Minister Nalbandian said: "The Council of Europe senior
officials have already raised that issue. Last week CoE Commissioner
for Human Rights made two statements, according to which the situation
with the fundamental freedoms, particularly freedom of speech and
human rights, in general, is deteriorating in Azerbaijan."
"We are well aware that expressions of Armenophobia, intolerance,
hate-speech have become usual phenomena in Azerbaijan. I think that
not only a CoE chairmanship by such a country, but also its membership
is not to the honor of the Organization," the Minister said.
Edward Nalbandian said Armenia raises the issue of the expressions
of Armenophobia in Azerbaijan. "Those expressions are so gross,
that are obvious and apparent."
"For instance, what means yesterday's statement by the Azerbaijani
head of police that the inhumane treatment of Leyla Yunus is justified
by her supposed Armenian origin. A number of such expressions are
well-known in the Council of Europe and in other organizations."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/05/01/armenian-fm-turkey-should-follow-germanys-example-and-recognize-the-genocide/
14:26 01.05.2014
"Today a large number of Jews live in Germany, but no one would
dare to put under question the reality of the Holocaust. Turkey had
better follow Germany's example through recognition, condemnation
and apology," Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at
the National Assembly.
"In 1915 Talaat told Germany's Consul General that there is no Armenian
question, because there are no more Armenians. 99 years later Armenians
together with the international community struggle for the exclusion
of new genocides, new crimes against humanity and wait for civilized
steps from Turkey," he said.
The comments come after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
declared that the fact of Armenians living in Turkey today proves
there was no genocide.
Referring to Azerbaijan's forthcoming presidency of the Council
of Europe, Minister Nalbandian said: "The Council of Europe senior
officials have already raised that issue. Last week CoE Commissioner
for Human Rights made two statements, according to which the situation
with the fundamental freedoms, particularly freedom of speech and
human rights, in general, is deteriorating in Azerbaijan."
"We are well aware that expressions of Armenophobia, intolerance,
hate-speech have become usual phenomena in Azerbaijan. I think that
not only a CoE chairmanship by such a country, but also its membership
is not to the honor of the Organization," the Minister said.
Edward Nalbandian said Armenia raises the issue of the expressions
of Armenophobia in Azerbaijan. "Those expressions are so gross,
that are obvious and apparent."
"For instance, what means yesterday's statement by the Azerbaijani
head of police that the inhumane treatment of Leyla Yunus is justified
by her supposed Armenian origin. A number of such expressions are
well-known in the Council of Europe and in other organizations."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/05/01/armenian-fm-turkey-should-follow-germanys-example-and-recognize-the-genocide/