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    Classified Archives on Armenians or What Erdogan Hints

    Lragir.am
    Politics - 31 January 2015, 14:06


    The Turkish president Erdogan has again dwelled on the Armenian
    Genocide, criticizing the Armenian Diaspora. The interesting thing in
    his speech is his statement on setting up a commission of historians
    and publishing documents.

    He said the Turkish archives are open while the Armenian archives are
    classified.

    "Open up your archives, we have opened ours. If there are third
    countries as well, let them also open them, let historians work
    together and let all of us respect their reports," he said.

    One question is whether Turkey has opened the archives, and if yes,
    which part of it. For example, the progressive Turkish intelligentsia
    insists that it is impossible to work with those documents.

    Another question is what is there in Armenian archives when Armenia
    was not a state then and did not have archives. In those years Armenia
    was divided between Turkey and Russia and apparently the important
    documents are in the archives of these countries.

    In this regard, Erdogan's statement on the archives of "third
    countries" is quite interesting.

    The point is that no matter how carefully these archives were kept
    close, over years a lot of information has been published on World War
    I, the actions of the governments of Germany and Russia in 1915, which
    favored Turkey's anti-Armenian plans one way or another. Documents
    have been published which were "checked out" on the developments of
    the time of World War I.

    Germany is a leading country of the European Union and has a big
    influence on Europe's political decisions, and Russia is Armenia's
    "patron" and can keep any archive closed and curb Armenia's claims.
    Maybe this is Erdogan's hope.

    It is not ruled out that Erdogan, aware of its own archives, resorts
    to blackmail against the international community, thereby trying to
    prevent the process of international recognition of the genocide,
    involving "allies".

    Hence, Turkey probably hopes to get the support of "third countries"
    to avoid responsibility and retribution for the ultimate crime -
    genocide and displacement of the Armenians people.

    It is impossible, and retribution will be inevitable. As to how soon
    it will happen depends on the sovereign policy and decisions of
    Armenia.


    http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/33563#sthash.Fx86BTmx.dpuf

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