PRESIDIUM OF CONFESSION OF EUROPEAN CHURCHES: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WILL
BE NEVER FORGOTTEN
YEREVAN, APRIL 22. ARMINFO. Presidium of Confession of European
Churches (CEC) made a statement on the occasion of the 90th
anniversary of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
State Commission on organization of actions dedicated to the 90th
anniversary of Armenian Genocide informed ARMINFO that the statement
says that “Apr 24 Armenian people will commemorate the 90th
anniversary of Genocide in Ottoman Empire. Head of Federation of
Protestant Church of France Jan -Arnold de Klermon will represent the
CEC. The statement says that during a meeting with His Holiness
Garegin II Catholicos of All Armenians and Aram I Patriarch of
Cilician House in Sweden the CEC presidium noted that Armenian
Genocide will be never forgotten. Presidium called Turkey to start the
reconciliation process between Armenian and Turkish people.
CEC welcomed a statement of Turkish Prime Minister about an intention
to open Turkish archives. “It is important that both Armenian and
Turkish researchers have a full access to these documents”, the
statement says. As regards Turkey’s aspiration for the EU, CEC
presidium notes that the attitude of Turkish authorities to Armenian
people and christian minority, as well as to other ethnic minorities
living there will be the most important. CEC will watch closely the
negotiation process between Turkish government and the EU, the
statement says. -r-