RESPECT FOR GAY RIGHTS LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR EU ACCESSION
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July 17, 2012 | 00:56
YEREVAN. – Respecting the rights of the LGBT community is a legal
requirement for entering the EU. This is stated in the response to the
request of online newspaper ‘EUobserver’ as a comment to an interview
with an Armenian priest.
The paper talked about gay rights in Armenia with Armenian Bishop
Hovakim Manukyan.
“Our culture does not suggest accepting the gays. I mean we do not
reject the person, we reject the sin, and that is our liberty, the
liberty of the Armenians,” the Armenian Priest told the paper.
He also mentioned that Armenia protects the main human rights.
However, the rights of gays are secondary issue while there are
still disagreements.
“We have cultural differences which should be respected by others.
Even Europe has not reached a consensus on the issue. Europe is
not only the West. For example, Poland is a conservative Christian
country, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia are closer to Armenia with
their viewpoints,” Bishop Manukyan said.
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