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    Armenian National Committee of Spain indignant at parliament's
    overruling of Genocide petition
    13:51 - 26.03.11


    On March 9th, the Spanish parliament overruled a petition regarding
    the recognition of the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey between
    1915 and 1923.

    In this connection, the Armenian National Committee of Spain has
    issued a statement proposing several considerations:

    Their proposals are stated below:

    - President Rodriguez Zapatero presented the Alliance of Civilizations
    to United Nations in 2004. We believe asking Turkey to assume their
    responsibility of the Armenian genocide falls within the context of
    this proposal, and by overruling the petition of Recognition of the
    Armenian Genocide, the Spanish parliament has invalidated this
    Alliance. Also, Turkey who had accepted this Alliance, contradicts it
    by refusing to recognise the Genocide.

    - In relation to the statement which declares that there are other
    priorities on the political agenda with Armenia, we would like to
    point out that most of the problems which Armenia encounters at the
    moment are directly related to Turkey not assuming their historical
    responsibilities toward the Armenian people. The solution to the
    Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is connected to this matter, a condition
    that Turkey imposed on Armenia for the signing of the 2009 protocols.

    - Turkey and Azerbaijan continue with their anti-Armenian policy with
    the closing of their borders imposed by Turkey, which prevents the
    development of Armenia and the systematic destruction of cultural and
    religious monuments of Nakhichevan (Azerbaijan).

    - With this overruling, Spain separates itself from the position
    adopted in 1987 by the European Parliament who recognised the genocide
    committed by Turkey.

    - Condemning crimes against humanity is not related to historical
    revisionism, denouncing any act of racism and xenophobia, which the
    European Union advises, is a priority for any political organization,
    with independence of its ideological views.

    - The passing of time does not lessen the seriousness of the facts and
    it is everyone's responsibility to stop the statements which are used
    to justify impunity. We do not want retaliation, we demand historical
    justice.


    Tert.am




    From: A. Papazian
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