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    ARMENIAN FM: TURKEY SHOULD FOLLOW GERMANY'S EXAMPLE AND RECOGNIZE THE GENOCIDE

    14:26 01.05.2014

    "Today a large number of Jews live in Germany, but no one would
    dare to put under question the reality of the Holocaust. Turkey had
    better follow Germany's example through recognition, condemnation
    and apology," Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said at
    the National Assembly.

    "In 1915 Talaat told Germany's Consul General that there is no Armenian
    question, because there are no more Armenians. 99 years later Armenians
    together with the international community struggle for the exclusion
    of new genocides, new crimes against humanity and wait for civilized
    steps from Turkey," he said.

    The comments come after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
    declared that the fact of Armenians living in Turkey today proves
    there was no genocide.

    Referring to Azerbaijan's forthcoming presidency of the Council
    of Europe, Minister Nalbandian said: "The Council of Europe senior
    officials have already raised that issue. Last week CoE Commissioner
    for Human Rights made two statements, according to which the situation
    with the fundamental freedoms, particularly freedom of speech and
    human rights, in general, is deteriorating in Azerbaijan."

    "We are well aware that expressions of Armenophobia, intolerance,
    hate-speech have become usual phenomena in Azerbaijan. I think that
    not only a CoE chairmanship by such a country, but also its membership
    is not to the honor of the Organization," the Minister said.

    Edward Nalbandian said Armenia raises the issue of the expressions
    of Armenophobia in Azerbaijan. "Those expressions are so gross,
    that are obvious and apparent."

    "For instance, what means yesterday's statement by the Azerbaijani
    head of police that the inhumane treatment of Leyla Yunus is justified
    by her supposed Armenian origin. A number of such expressions are
    well-known in the Council of Europe and in other organizations."

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/05/01/armenian-fm-turkey-should-follow-germanys-example-and-recognize-the-genocide/

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