Turkish city Mayor honors memory of Armenian Genocide victims
00:04, 18.04.2015
Region:Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics
During the Municipality Assembly session of the Turkish Van city, the
attendees honored the memory of the victims of Armenian Genocide and
Anfal campaign (slaughter of Kurds in Iraq).
At the beginning of the 3rd Municipality Assembly session, the
Assembly Deputy Chairman Cahit Bozbay and press-secretary of
Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Ramazan Alver made a statement on
Armenian Genocide and Anfal campaign, Van city municipality official
website reports.
Cahit Bozbay, the Van city Municipality Assembly Deputy Chairman,
stated that they condemn the Armenian Genocide and Anfal campaign and
honor the memory of the victims. In his remarks, Bozbay noted that the
society should confront the past genocides and massacres. In his turn,
Ramazan Alver stated that what happened to Armenians in 1915 is a
human tragedy, which lies at the core of genocide. He said that DBP
recognized the 1915 events as genocide, noting that the Pope's
statement was the precise definition of the events. "Although 100
years have passed, this human tragedy is still fresh, and the
government is trying to paper it over," the Democratic Regions Party
press-secretary noted.
http://news.am/eng/news/262564.html
00:04, 18.04.2015
Region:Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics
During the Municipality Assembly session of the Turkish Van city, the
attendees honored the memory of the victims of Armenian Genocide and
Anfal campaign (slaughter of Kurds in Iraq).
At the beginning of the 3rd Municipality Assembly session, the
Assembly Deputy Chairman Cahit Bozbay and press-secretary of
Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Ramazan Alver made a statement on
Armenian Genocide and Anfal campaign, Van city municipality official
website reports.
Cahit Bozbay, the Van city Municipality Assembly Deputy Chairman,
stated that they condemn the Armenian Genocide and Anfal campaign and
honor the memory of the victims. In his remarks, Bozbay noted that the
society should confront the past genocides and massacres. In his turn,
Ramazan Alver stated that what happened to Armenians in 1915 is a
human tragedy, which lies at the core of genocide. He said that DBP
recognized the 1915 events as genocide, noting that the Pope's
statement was the precise definition of the events. "Although 100
years have passed, this human tragedy is still fresh, and the
government is trying to paper it over," the Democratic Regions Party
press-secretary noted.
http://news.am/eng/news/262564.html