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Expert: Armenian authorities' stance on tragedy in Gyumri matters on
threshold of centennial anniversary of Armenian Genocide
by Karina Manukyan
Monday, January 19, 16:24
The Armenian authorities' stance on the murder of the Avetisyans'
family of six in Gyumri matters on the threshold of the centennial
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Head of the Yerevan Press Club
Boris Navasardyan said at a press conference on Jan 19.
The expert pointed out that the Armenian leadership's behavior
concerning the tragedy in Gyumri causes some doubts. It is not clear
why no official demand or proposal has been made to the Russian side
to conduct the investigation or judicial inquiry with the efforts of
Armenia's relevant bodies. Navasardyan thinks that the given problem
should be resolved at the official level rather than via certain
statements voiced over the past few days, including the statements
made by the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office.
This circumstance should be taken into account in the light of the
forthcoming centennial anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the
policy of Turkey, which has decided to hold festive events on April 24
to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli.
Navasardyan thinks that the countries' leaders should make a choice
between the 24 April 2015 events in Armenia and Turkey. The attitude
towards Armenia and Turkey and the attitude towards the given states'
authorities will influence the decision.
The expert also pointed out that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
should not have given such a reply to Erdogan's invitation to visit
Turkey on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of
Gallipoli. Navasardyan recalled that earlier Serzh Sargsyan's
invitation to Erdogan to visit Yerevan on April 24 to pay a tribute to
the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims remained unanswered.
In this context, the President of Armenia could have given a short
reply to Erdogan and afterwards he could have published an article
about the historic events in a prestigious newspaper, for instance, in
The New York Times.
To note, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited the
leaders of 102 countries to attend the 24 April 2015 events dedicated
to the Battle of Gallipoli. Serzh Sargsyan has also accepted an
invitation. However, in a two-page letter to Erdogan, the Armenian
leader substantiated his refusal to attend those events. To recall,
earlier Serzh Sargsyan invited Erdogan to visit Yerevan on April 24,
2015, to attend the events dedicated to the centennial anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
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threshold of centennial anniversary of Armenian Genocide
by Karina Manukyan
Monday, January 19, 16:24
The Armenian authorities' stance on the murder of the Avetisyans'
family of six in Gyumri matters on the threshold of the centennial
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Head of the Yerevan Press Club
Boris Navasardyan said at a press conference on Jan 19.
The expert pointed out that the Armenian leadership's behavior
concerning the tragedy in Gyumri causes some doubts. It is not clear
why no official demand or proposal has been made to the Russian side
to conduct the investigation or judicial inquiry with the efforts of
Armenia's relevant bodies. Navasardyan thinks that the given problem
should be resolved at the official level rather than via certain
statements voiced over the past few days, including the statements
made by the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office.
This circumstance should be taken into account in the light of the
forthcoming centennial anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the
policy of Turkey, which has decided to hold festive events on April 24
to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli.
Navasardyan thinks that the countries' leaders should make a choice
between the 24 April 2015 events in Armenia and Turkey. The attitude
towards Armenia and Turkey and the attitude towards the given states'
authorities will influence the decision.
The expert also pointed out that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
should not have given such a reply to Erdogan's invitation to visit
Turkey on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of
Gallipoli. Navasardyan recalled that earlier Serzh Sargsyan's
invitation to Erdogan to visit Yerevan on April 24 to pay a tribute to
the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims remained unanswered.
In this context, the President of Armenia could have given a short
reply to Erdogan and afterwards he could have published an article
about the historic events in a prestigious newspaper, for instance, in
The New York Times.
To note, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited the
leaders of 102 countries to attend the 24 April 2015 events dedicated
to the Battle of Gallipoli. Serzh Sargsyan has also accepted an
invitation. However, in a two-page letter to Erdogan, the Armenian
leader substantiated his refusal to attend those events. To recall,
earlier Serzh Sargsyan invited Erdogan to visit Yerevan on April 24,
2015, to attend the events dedicated to the centennial anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
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