Turkish authorities
take revenge on
Armenian society?
September 18, 2010 13:49
The incident with the Armenian journalists at the Istanbul airport may be linked to the Armeni
an society’s attitude towards the liturgy in Surb Khach Church, President of the Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan said at a press conference in Yerevan on September 18. According to him, Turkish side decided to give a “particular response” since Armenia refused to participate in the liturgy.
Noteworthy, Holy See of Echmiadzin, Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Holy See of Cilicia refuse to take part in the liturgy in Surb Khach…
“After many Armenians refused to attend the religious service in Surb Khach, Turkish authorities have decided to show Armenians are unwanted guests”. Navasardyan stressed the Turkish policemen had carried out passport check during the previous flights as well, however did not make a fuss of it. He expressed hope for the Turkish authorities to change their stances, given that it is not a favorable factor for Turkey’s image.
As to whether Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan e-mailed a letter to Navasardyan, inviting him to the liturgy, he replied that has no intention to take part in the event and may have deleted the invitation carelessly.
As reported previously, September 13, at 7:00 a.m. local time Armenian journalists were held as hostages at the Istanbul airport for several hours and not allowed to enter Turkey. The journalists left for Turkey to participate in the seminar “The role of mass media in the Karabakh conflict: regional security and the improvement of cooperation”, scheduled for September 13-15. During the passport check of the Armenian journalists and other Armenian passengers, Turkish border guards took their passports and checked whether they had return tickets and enough money for living. When President of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan tried to interfere in the conversation, he was threatened with expulsion from the country. The seminar was organized by Yerevan Press Club, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Yeni Nesil Azerbaijani Union of Journalists and Global Political Trends Centre.
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The incident with the Armenian journalists at the Istanbul airport may be linked to the Armeni
an society’s attitude towards the liturgy in Surb Khach Church, President of the Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan said at a press conference in Yerevan on September 18. According to him, Turkish side decided to give a “particular response” since Armenia refused to participate in the liturgy.Noteworthy, Holy See of Echmiadzin, Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Holy See of Cilicia refuse to take part in the liturgy in Surb Khach…
“After many Armenians refused to attend the religious service in Surb Khach, Turkish authorities have decided to show Armenians are unwanted guests”. Navasardyan stressed the Turkish policemen had carried out passport check during the previous flights as well, however did not make a fuss of it. He expressed hope for the Turkish authorities to change their stances, given that it is not a favorable factor for Turkey’s image.
As to whether Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan e-mailed a letter to Navasardyan, inviting him to the liturgy, he replied that has no intention to take part in the event and may have deleted the invitation carelessly.
As reported previously, September 13, at 7:00 a.m. local time Armenian journalists were held as hostages at the Istanbul airport for several hours and not allowed to enter Turkey. The journalists left for Turkey to participate in the seminar “The role of mass media in the Karabakh conflict: regional security and the improvement of cooperation”, scheduled for September 13-15. During the passport check of the Armenian journalists and other Armenian passengers, Turkish border guards took their passports and checked whether they had return tickets and enough money for living. When President of Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan tried to interfere in the conversation, he was threatened with expulsion from the country. The seminar was organized by Yerevan Press Club, Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Yeni Nesil Azerbaijani Union of Journalists and Global Political Trends Centre.
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