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World invited to make a choice between Armenia, Turkey - Boris Navasardyan
14:16 * 19.01.15
Chairman of the Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan believes that
Turley's invitation to 102 world leaders to attend ceremonies marking
the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli in Çanakkale, on April 23 and
24 is, in fact, a challenge.
Thus Turkey has got involved in the processes related to the Armenian
Genocide centennial, Mr Navasardyan told Tert.am.
"This step should have been expected. It is for several years that
Turkey's authorities have been preparing for the Armenian Genocide
centennial. And now, besides its traditional set of instruments, they
have put forward an argument that the tragedy did actually occur. That
is, they have modified their denial policy with an emphasis on a great
number of victims, but it is the entire world - not Turkey alone -
that is responsible for that. A war was raging.
"We have to meet challenges in that the world has been invited to
decide between which side - Armenian or Turks - is attaching
importance to April 24. Since the invitation has been sent out to many
world leaders, it is up to them to decide between participating in
events in Yerevan and Turkey. By making their choice they will show
their attitude to Yerevan and to Turkey, as well as to the two
nations' leaders," Mr Navasardyan said.
He hopes that the international attention will be focused on the
Armenian Genocide centennial.
"I would not like to be too pessimistic, but this attention will, to
an extent, be diverted," Mr Navasardyan said.
According to him, different attitudes, with negative hints, are being
shown to Turkey's President Recep Erdogan. Regrettably, in recent
years, Armenia has not shown any steps to evoke a positive response.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/01/19/boris/1563479
14:16 * 19.01.15
Chairman of the Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan believes that
Turley's invitation to 102 world leaders to attend ceremonies marking
the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli in Çanakkale, on April 23 and
24 is, in fact, a challenge.
Thus Turkey has got involved in the processes related to the Armenian
Genocide centennial, Mr Navasardyan told Tert.am.
"This step should have been expected. It is for several years that
Turkey's authorities have been preparing for the Armenian Genocide
centennial. And now, besides its traditional set of instruments, they
have put forward an argument that the tragedy did actually occur. That
is, they have modified their denial policy with an emphasis on a great
number of victims, but it is the entire world - not Turkey alone -
that is responsible for that. A war was raging.
"We have to meet challenges in that the world has been invited to
decide between which side - Armenian or Turks - is attaching
importance to April 24. Since the invitation has been sent out to many
world leaders, it is up to them to decide between participating in
events in Yerevan and Turkey. By making their choice they will show
their attitude to Yerevan and to Turkey, as well as to the two
nations' leaders," Mr Navasardyan said.
He hopes that the international attention will be focused on the
Armenian Genocide centennial.
"I would not like to be too pessimistic, but this attention will, to
an extent, be diverted," Mr Navasardyan said.
According to him, different attitudes, with negative hints, are being
shown to Turkey's President Recep Erdogan. Regrettably, in recent
years, Armenia has not shown any steps to evoke a positive response.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/01/19/boris/1563479