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COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE TO HOLD HEARINGS “”A CENTURY OF DENIAL: THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND THE ONGOING QUEST FOR JUSTICE””

by Nana Martirosyan

Thursday, April 23, 12:56

The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known
as the Helsinki Commission, has announced the following hearing:
“A Century of Denial: The Armenian Genocide and the Ongoing Quest
for Justice” on Thursday, April 23,

“I appeal to the President to recognize the genocide of the
Armenians. On the centenary of this tragedy we should join the German
government and Pope Francis in speaking this word of truth,” said Rep.

Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the Helsinki Commission, ahead of
the hearing. “I also appeal to the Turkish government to recognize
the genocide and issue a genuine apology. As mass atrocities unfold
in Syria and Iraq, the world needs Turkey to engage constructively
with its neighbors. The Turkish government can do this only after
it honestly faces its own past.” On the 100th anniversary of the
first genocide of the modern era, Armenians are still fighting
for recognition of the genocidal nature of the massacres that
began in 1915 and resulted in the death of as many as 1.5 million
people. The government of Turkey continues to deny the genocide and
actively punishes those who recognize it. The hearing will examine
denialism by the Government of Turkey and the decades-long effort to
seek accountability. The hearing will also provide an opportunity
to assess potential countercurrents in Turkish society that could
move the Government of Turkey toward recognition, and explore what
the United States and other countries can do to help bring about
recognition and eventually, reconciliation, the Helsinki Commission
said in a statement.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress