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    LEVON SHIRINYAN: TURKEY'S DECISION ON RETURNING THE PROPERTY EXPROPRIATED FROM CHRISTIANS IS AN ATTEMPT OF DISTRACTING THE SOLUTION TO ARMENIAN ISSUE

    ARMENPRESS
    15:24, 30 August, 2011
    YEREVAN

    The decision adopted by the Turkish government on returning the
    property expropriated from Christian and Jewish holy sites is an
    attempt of distracting the solution to the Armenian issue, political
    specialist Levon Shirinyan told today a press conference, adding that
    one should not get encouraged by this step of Turkey.

    "We should not give way to illusions: Turkey goes on with the
    principle of Khemalism - no concession to Armenia. Turkey goes to
    such a step for deserving international sympathy and coming forth
    as a civilized country," the political specialist said. According
    to him, this is conditioned by the circumstance that the 306
    resolution has began circulating in the US Congress, which intends
    to call on Turkey to return the churches expropriated from Christian
    minorities. Levon Shirinyan is of the opinion that this noise will
    undergo a development. Turkey will try to make the best use of this
    step, which does not have any value. "We should undertake serious
    steps activating the activity of Armenian lobby organizations,"
    the political specialist said.

    According to Turkologist Anush Hovhannisyan, such step of Turkey is
    a successful PR, peculiar to the person of the Turkish Prime Minister.

    She said that it is also an attempt to cut the Istanbul-Armenian
    community from the Armenian Diaspora by winning their sympathy.

    "Turkey makes a very small step, which cannot be defined unequivocally
    negative, but taking into account the enormous loss caused to
    Armenians, this is a very trivial step," Mrs. Hovhannisyan noted.

    On August 28, the Turkish government adopted a decision on returning
    the property expropriated from Christian and Jewish holy sites in
    1936. The latter include former hospitals, orphanages, schools and
    graveyards.




    From: A. Papazian
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