Journal of Turkish Weekly
June 29 2014
Armenians look for Turkish-Kurdish peace talks success
29 June 2014
AA- Archbishop Aram Atesyan, the patriarch of the Armenian
Patriarchate based in Istanbul, has said the Kurdish-Turkish peace
process is a matter for all Turks and minorities living in Turkey and
it is important for the “solution process” to have a successful end.
“The solution process is not only a matter for Turkish and Kurdish
people,” said Atesyan during rituals in the St. Giragos Armenian
Church in Turkey’s southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Sunday.
“One’s peace means peace for all of us and one’s pain makes all us
suffer,” he said.
Turkey’s “solution process” began early last year with a ceasefire
between the Turkish government and PKK.
The government pledged democratic reforms to empower minorities,
particularly the Kurdish minority, which is by far the largest,
forming 18 percent of Turkey’s population.
The St. Giragos Armenian Church is one of the biggest and the most
important Armenian churches in Armenia and was largely restored a
couple of years ago.
The Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality and the Turkish community are
to support the works by offering one million Turkish lira ($472,000).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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