ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SHOULD BE ONLY EXAMINED AT INTERNATIONAL COURT, MEMBER OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ARMENIANS OF WESTERN ARMENIA CONSIDERS
Noyan Tapan
Oct 29, 2009
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian-Turkish protocols
signed on October 10 pose much danger for Armenians living in Armenia,
as well as abroad. Armenak Abrahamian, a member of the National
Council of Armenians of Western Armenia said at an October 29 press
conference. In his words, with those protocols Armenia recognizes
Turkey’s territorial integrity and thus violates the rights of
Armenians of Western Armenia. A. Abrahamian rendered it more clear
saying that by saying "Armenians of Western Armenia" he means both
Armenians currently living in the territory of Turkey and heirs of
Western Armenians living in various countries worldwide. He added
that the real border of Armenia and Turkey is the border drawn by
former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and not Araks River, which is
factually the separating line of Eastern and Western Armenias.
"Today UN has a separate commission on protection of native peoples’
rights," A. Abrahamian said. According to him, Western Armenians are
considered one of Turkey’s native peoples and have a complete right
to demand their due from the state having committed a genocide.
A. Abrahamian classed "inadmissible and dangerous" the idea of creating
an Armenian-Turkish intergovernmental subcommission.
"Discussing the fact of Genocide is a senseless occupation. Genocide is
a criminal phenomenon and should be only examined at the international
court," he said.