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ASALA MARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ESTABLISHMENT
March 25, 2015 12:31
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Yerevan /Mediamax/. In 2015, ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the
Liberation of Armenia) will mark its 40th anniversary of establishment.
ASALA veteran, leader of Operation Van Vazgen Sislyan said to
journalists today that ASALA was aimed at not the recognition of
the Genocide but liberation of Armenia - the one which was under
Turkish rule.
He noted that owing to their 400 operations, "the international
community started talking about Armenians and Hay Dat and opening
the archives".
Speaking about Operation Van, Vazgen Sislyan said: "After the
operation, it was us who sat on the conventional chair of the convict,
but in reality, it was not ours but Turkey's trial".
He added that it was after Operation Van that Italy began the process
of recognition of the Armenian Genocide "asking not to carry out
operations in their territory".
"You should always strike, be strong so as to be counted for", said
Vazgen Sislyan.
According to ASALA member Gevorg Yazichian, Armenians chose to
fight against injustice with rude force as the world didn't leave
an alternative to them. He stressed that ASALA was not a terrorist
organization but one which was aimed at liberating the motherland
through an armed fight.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/society/13624/#sthash.Kw47qaXi.dpuf
From: A. Papazian
March 25, 2015 12:31
Photo: Photolure
Yerevan /Mediamax/. In 2015, ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the
Liberation of Armenia) will mark its 40th anniversary of establishment.
ASALA veteran, leader of Operation Van Vazgen Sislyan said to
journalists today that ASALA was aimed at not the recognition of
the Genocide but liberation of Armenia - the one which was under
Turkish rule.
He noted that owing to their 400 operations, "the international
community started talking about Armenians and Hay Dat and opening
the archives".
Speaking about Operation Van, Vazgen Sislyan said: "After the
operation, it was us who sat on the conventional chair of the convict,
but in reality, it was not ours but Turkey's trial".
He added that it was after Operation Van that Italy began the process
of recognition of the Armenian Genocide "asking not to carry out
operations in their territory".
"You should always strike, be strong so as to be counted for", said
Vazgen Sislyan.
According to ASALA member Gevorg Yazichian, Armenians chose to
fight against injustice with rude force as the world didn't leave
an alternative to them. He stressed that ASALA was not a terrorist
organization but one which was aimed at liberating the motherland
through an armed fight.
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/society/13624/#sthash.Kw47qaXi.dpuf
From: A. Papazian