22.11.2006 14:00 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey became a state after the Armenian Genocide and that is why in case of its acknowledgement this state will stop existing, ARF Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Office Director Kiro Manoian said in Yerevan today. In his words, with ‘cleaning’ Anatolia from Armenians Turks managed to form a state and now are trying to gain a foothold. “Over this very reason – but not out of fear of moral and material compensations Armenia can claim – Turkey does not recognize the Genocide,” he remarked.
Manoian also said that recent proposal of the Turkish MFA to appeal to international court will yield no result. “Turkey is going to appeal not to the International Tribunal but to the International Court of Justice that gives a historical assessment of the events. Thus, the Turkish Foreign Ministry wished to reduce the Armenian Genocide issue to historical assessment,” he underscored. At that he remarked that not all Turkish diplomats share the opinion of Abdullah Gul. “Ambassadors in European states call to restraint while diplomats supporting Gunduz Aktan urge to appeal not to the Court of Justice but to the International Tribunal,” Manoian said.
As for the position of the Armenian side, Manoian considers that Armenia should not appeal to international instances for confirmation of the fact of Genocide of 1915. “Court in not needed for talking about history. If Armenia turns to court it will mean that it agrees with the Turkish viewpoint,” he said.
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