Armenia must withdraw signature, demonstrators state
21:25 / 04/23/2010
A year ago, on the threshold of the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Yerevan and Ankara stated their intention to establish bilateral relations.
On April 22, 2010, the Armenian side had to state its decision to suspend the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols signed in Zurich on October 10, 2009, the reason being Turkish officials’ destructive position and delay in ratifying the documents.
Despite the heinous crime committed against the Armenian people in 1915, this people was able to found its statehood, Artyusha Shahbazyan, Secretary of the ARF parliamentary faction, stated at a rally in Yerevan on April 23. “The other day Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan stated that Muslims are unable to commit genocide, but we have no problems with Muslims. We are grateful to the Muslim nations that saved hundreds of thousands of Armenians from the Genocide and gave refuge to them,” Shahbazyan said.
According to him, modern-day Turkey’s problem is that it continues committing cultural genocide in Western Armenia. “We will never forget that crime,” Shahbazyan said.
Harutyun Arakelyan, Chairman of the Ramkavar Azatakan (Liberal Democratic) Party of Armenia, pointed out that the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide must cause the Armenian political forces to combine their efforts to get the Armenian Genocide international recognized.
Chairman of the New Times Party Aram Karapetyan stated that the Armenian authorities’ policy “has made the entire nation feel enormous strain” for a year. “The Armenian authorities might have pursued a policy of getting the Armenian Genocide internationally recognized, but their actions over the past year, as well as President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement yesterday, will eventually result in even greater pressure in the context of Nagorno-Karabakh. The present situation has shown we must be consistent in getting Armenia’s signature withdrawn from the protocols,” Karapetyan said.
Despite the heinous crime committed against the Armenian people in 1915, this people was able to found its statehood, Artyusha Shahbazyan, Secretary of the ARF parliamentary faction, stated at a rally in Yerevan on April 23. “The other day Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan stated that Muslims are unable to commit genocide, but we have no problems with Muslims. We are grateful to the Muslim nations that saved hundreds of thousands of Armenians from the Genocide and gave refuge to them,” Shahbazyan said.
According to him, modern-day Turkey’s problem is that it continues committing cultural genocide in Western Armenia. “We will never forget that crime,” Shahbazyan said.
Harutyun Arakelyan, Chairman of the Ramkavar Azatakan (Liberal Democratic) Party of Armenia, pointed out that the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide must cause the Armenian political forces to combine their efforts to get the Armenian Genocide international recognized.
Chairman of the New Times Party Aram Karapetyan stated that the Armenian authorities’ policy “has made the entire nation feel enormous strain” for a year. “The Armenian authorities might have pursued a policy of getting the Armenian Genocide internationally recognized, but their actions over the past year, as well as President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement yesterday, will eventually result in even greater pressure in the context of Nagorno-Karabakh. The present situation has shown we must be consistent in getting Armenia’s signature withdrawn from the protocols,” Karapetyan said.
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