WHAT CHARLES AZNAVOUR PROPOSED SERZH SARGSYAN

Radio Liberty informs that Charles Aznavour told Sargsyan during his
working visit to Paris that Armenia must readmit Armenians who were
converted to Islam. The singer and ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland
had earlier dwelled on this matter in an interview with a European
periodical, noting that he talked to the Armenian government a few
years ago but there is no progress yet.

This is an interesting matter that Charles Aznavour brings up. There
are approximately 1 million Muslim Armenians all over the world. It
is not known how many of them want to move to Armenia. However,
apparently, there is a big wish if Charles Aznavour raises this issue
publicly and with the Armenian government.

This is a sensitive issue, especially now that the government is
trying to use the Armenian apostolic Church as a criterion of Armenian
identity. Does the Armenian government consider Mulsim Armenians to
be Armenians? Coming to the office of the president in 2008, Serzh
Sargsyan dwelled on this in one of his foreign speeches, announcing
that Muslim Armenians are equally our compatriots.

On these days, however, Serzh Sargsyan has been in a difficult
situation, under internal pressure after March 1 and strong external
pressure and has been trying to counteract with records of being
broadminded. Now Serzh Sargsyan’s goals are even more narrow, and
the issue of Muslim Armenians is pushed behind.

However, Charles Aznavour made a reminder. In addition, his reminder
came along the Synod of Bishops which made decisions on universal
decisions on uniformity in baptism and beatifying. Most probably,
these decisions have not impressed the great singer, and he therefore
proposes not to ignore in the context of the importance of beatifying
the victims of the genocide the Armenians who have also been affected
by the genocide but are alive and need the special attitude of Armenia.

Does Armenia need them? There is no answer to this question at
the government’s and public levels. This issue is not important,
whereas in the world that is undergoing change it is hard to tell
when the Republic of Armenia will have to dwell on the issue of
Muslim Armenians, either recognize them or reject them. However,
it will certainly have to. Aznavour proposes thinking about this at
the state and public levels and get ready to assume responsibility,
not denunciation.

Hakob Badalyan 12:38 03/10/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:

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