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    Serzh Sargsyan invites Turkish President to visit Yerevan on April 24, 2015

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/05/27/serzh-sargsyan-invites-turkish-president-to-visit-yerevan-on-april-24-2015/
    17:48 27.05.2014


    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan invites the Turkish President to
    visit Armenia on April 24 to face the striking historic evidences of
    the Armenian Genocide.

    "The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is of great importance
    for both world-spread Armenians and all humanity. Not only was April
    24, 1915 the start of an unprecedented attempt to exterminate a whole
    nation. The following events showed that it became the precedent for
    other genocides in the 20th century," Armenian President Serzh
    Sargsyan said at the 4th sitting of the commission coordinating the
    events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

    "Crimes against humanity cannot have a limitation period. The only
    formula for prevention of genocides is the recognition and
    condemnation of the hideous pages of history. As a nation that has
    survived genocide, we have a special mission to prevent the recurrence
    of such calamities in the future," President Sargsyan said.

    "On the threshold of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide we
    once again call on all states and the international community to
    recognize and condemn this unprecedented crime," he said. "As a state
    and as a nation we'll continue our struggle for the recognition and
    condemnation of the Armenian Genocide and the most terrible crimes
    against humanity in different corners of the world," President
    Sargsyan said.

    Speaking about Turkey's decades-long policy of denying the fact of the
    Armenian Genocide, the President said the only way for Turkey to get
    rid of the heavy burden of the past is the recognition of the Armenian
    Genocide. "It's impossible to reach results with half-steps," he
    added.

    President Sargsyan informed he has sent out invitations to the heads
    of a number of countries to visit Armenia during 2015 and especially
    on April 24 to pay tribute to the memory of the 1.5 million victims of
    the Armenian Genocide and to see that "the Armenian people not only
    overcame this heavy trial, but also managed to revive. "We not only
    survived, but also managed to unite and pave the way towards statehood
    and independent Armenia."

    "Official Ankara continues to speak about the creation of a commission
    of historians and opening of the archives. First of all, it's known
    that the Armenian archives have always been open to all researchers
    interested in the scientific aspect of the issue. The materials kept
    in scientific institutions and museums have always been open to
    public," the President said, adding that "visiting any Armenian
    family, entering any Armenian home is enough to face the truth of the
    Armenian Genocide."

    "It will be enough to visit any Diaspora community and ask how their
    ancestors have found themselves in that country. If the Turkish
    authorities are interested in the truth, they should visit Armenia on
    April 24. I don't think they will continue to speak about the opening
    of archives after that. I avail myself of the opportunity to
    officially invite the Turkish President (whoever is elected during the
    forthcoming elections) to visit Armenia on April 24, 2015 to face the
    striking historic evidences of the Armenian Genocide."

    "With all this we never spread hatred towards the Turkish people.
    Moreover, we are trying to create conditions for Armenian and Turkish
    people to communicate with each other to find ways of reconciliation.
    This was the objective behind our initiative to normalize the
    Armenian-Turkish relations and open the shared border," the President
    said. "Turkey is well aware of the ways of normalizing the relations
    with Armenia, if it's really sincere in its wish," he added.

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