SCANDAL IN YEREVAN DURING THE PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN 1915,” HASAN CEMAL
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Last night scandal cinema “Moskva” in Yerevan during the presentation
of the book of Turkish journalist Hasan Cemal (Jemal) “1915- Armenian
Genocide” translated into Armenian. The little son of Cemal (Cemal)
Pasha said he was in Yerevan by the pain of his “brother” Hrant Dink,
I murdered Armenian journalist in Istanbul. Hasan Cemal that says
“share the pain” and had come to Armenia to share the pain of the
Armenian genocide. “After the painful death of Hrant Dink I began
to understand that when competing nationalisms can not open ways of
peace ” says H. Cemal stating that it should not become the enemy by
history and do not be afraid to revisit this story. He also said he
did not know what the Turkish government will do to the eve of the
100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
But at this public presentation of his book in Yerevan, he was accused
Hasan Cemal to have used the term “massacre” to describe the genocide,
“terrorists” for those members of ASALA and especially “occupation”
related the presence of the Armenian army in Karabakh in the original
book, in Turkish! Strong enough words indignant part of the public who
got up and left the meeting in protest shouting and throwing sentences
against Hasan Cemal. Among the protesters, the group of young students
party Hentachak “Sarkis Dkhrouni”.Roman Dzatinian a member of this
organization was “shocked” by what the grand-son of Cemal Pasha. He
also reproached the organizers of this event have brought in Armenia
Hasan Cemal … Organizers who had not planned to debate at the end of
this presentation … which ended in a mini-scandal.Roupen Melkonian,
Turkish -the Book Armenian translator said the editor, Dink Foundation
has removed Hasan Cemal book a passage that spoke of “taking Karabakh
and occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan dropoff window.Roupen
Melkonian who left the room angry.
Krikor Amirzayan
Friday, December 12, 2014, Krikor Amirzayan © armenews.com