ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS TURKEY’S “SWORD OF DAMOCLES” – FORMER IRANIAN AMBASSADOR
news.am, Armenia
Oct 13 2011
TEHRAN. – “Turkey is outraged. If it recognizes the Armenian Genocide,
new claims processes would begin. The Armenian Genocide is Turkey’s
‘Sword of Damocles,'” former Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad
Farhad Koleini told Irdiplomacy News agency of Iran, referring to
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s recent declaration made in the
Armenian capital Yerevan.
According to Koleini, Turkey fears that, if it formally recognizes
the Armenian Genocide, the Armenians would claim lands and this would
transfer the process to a new phase.
The Iranian diplomat also invited an attention to the fact that the
European countries, including France, use the Armenian Genocide issue
as a means of pressure against Turkey.
From: A. Papazian
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