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LEVON TER-PETROSYAN CALLS TO STOP PUTTING PRESSURE ON TURKEY OVER 'GENOCIDE'
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
March 26 2015
27 March 2015 - 12:16am
The first president of Armenia, leader of the 'Armenian National
Congress' Levon Ter-Petrosyan, has published his own draft of the
message of Armenia to the international community in connection
with the 100th anniversary of the tragic events of 1915. He noted
that although Armenia supports the international recognition of the
'Armenian genocide', the issue of recognition of 'genocide' should
not be the cornerstone of its foreign policy and it should not be
put in front of Turkey to recognize the genocide claim, considering
it to be an internal affair of the latter country.
"The Armenian Republic at the same time considers it necessary to
emphasize that it is not going to dictate its agenda to the Armenian
diaspora, as representatives of the Armenian people are scattered
throughout the world, as citizens, taxpayers and voters of different
countries, and have the right to put pressure on their governments
and to require them to recognize the condemnation of the Armenian
Genocide," Ter-Petrosyan said in a letter published in the newspaper
Chorrord Ishkhanutyun.
Armenia, according to Ter-Petrosyan, should appeal to European
countries, so that they do not require recognition of the 'Armenian
genocide' as a precondition for negotiations on Turkey's accession
to the EU. Armenia, according to him, should be ready to establish
diplomatic relations with Turkey on the basis of the Zurich protocols
of 2009, "with the reservation only on the advisability of establishing
a commission of Armenian and Turkish historians to study the genocide."
Ter-Petrosyan also writes: "Taking into account the interconnectedness
of some of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the Karabakh settlement,
Armenia is ready to resolve the conflict on the basis of the Madrid
principles through peaceful negotiations, and also on the condition
that prior to the implementation the schedule of the settlement, the
terms, conditions and legal consequences of the planned referendum on
the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh will be specified, as well as
issues related to the deployment of international peacekeeping forces
in the region to ensure the safety of the population of Karabakh."
The leader of the ANC expresses his willingness to listen to and take
into account suggestions, comments and remarks of all stakeholders
about the project, radio station Azatutyun reports.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/68525.html
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
March 26 2015
27 March 2015 - 12:16am
The first president of Armenia, leader of the 'Armenian National
Congress' Levon Ter-Petrosyan, has published his own draft of the
message of Armenia to the international community in connection
with the 100th anniversary of the tragic events of 1915. He noted
that although Armenia supports the international recognition of the
'Armenian genocide', the issue of recognition of 'genocide' should
not be the cornerstone of its foreign policy and it should not be
put in front of Turkey to recognize the genocide claim, considering
it to be an internal affair of the latter country.
"The Armenian Republic at the same time considers it necessary to
emphasize that it is not going to dictate its agenda to the Armenian
diaspora, as representatives of the Armenian people are scattered
throughout the world, as citizens, taxpayers and voters of different
countries, and have the right to put pressure on their governments
and to require them to recognize the condemnation of the Armenian
Genocide," Ter-Petrosyan said in a letter published in the newspaper
Chorrord Ishkhanutyun.
Armenia, according to Ter-Petrosyan, should appeal to European
countries, so that they do not require recognition of the 'Armenian
genocide' as a precondition for negotiations on Turkey's accession
to the EU. Armenia, according to him, should be ready to establish
diplomatic relations with Turkey on the basis of the Zurich protocols
of 2009, "with the reservation only on the advisability of establishing
a commission of Armenian and Turkish historians to study the genocide."
Ter-Petrosyan also writes: "Taking into account the interconnectedness
of some of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the Karabakh settlement,
Armenia is ready to resolve the conflict on the basis of the Madrid
principles through peaceful negotiations, and also on the condition
that prior to the implementation the schedule of the settlement, the
terms, conditions and legal consequences of the planned referendum on
the future status of Nagorno-Karabakh will be specified, as well as
issues related to the deployment of international peacekeeping forces
in the region to ensure the safety of the population of Karabakh."
The leader of the ANC expresses his willingness to listen to and take
into account suggestions, comments and remarks of all stakeholders
about the project, radio station Azatutyun reports.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/68525.html