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DENIAL NOT OPENING THE DOOR TO RECONCILIATION: ARMENIAN FM
00:52, 14 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian answered the questions
of Adnkronos.com Italian website.
Question: What impression do you have from the Pope's statement on
the ArmenianGenocide?
Answer: The address by Pope Francis I during the Sunday Mass service in
Rome marking the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide was an important
message of solidarity with the Armenian people, it was also a message
of support to the efforts of the international community for the
prevention of new crimes against humanity, new genocides.
Question: How would you comment Turkey's displeasure with respect to
this statement?
Answer: These are the words of the spiritual leader of 1 billion 200
million Catholics of the world. If in Turkey they do not agree with
this approach, do not agree with the approach of many countries,
international organizations which have recognized the Armenian
Genocide, it is the problem of Turkey, and not of the international
community.
It shows that Turkey and the international community are talking in
different languages.
That is yet another proof that Turkey is continuing its policy of
denial on state level, thus assuming responsibility for the crime
committed by the authorities of the Ottoman Empire.
Led by universal noble values the Pope wisely said: ""Concealing
or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without
bandaging it."
Denial is not opening the door to reconciliation, it is opening the
door to new crimes against humanity.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/04/14/denial-not-opening-the-door-to-reconciliation-armenian-fm/
00:52, 14 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian answered the questions
of Adnkronos.com Italian website.
Question: What impression do you have from the Pope's statement on
the ArmenianGenocide?
Answer: The address by Pope Francis I during the Sunday Mass service in
Rome marking the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide was an important
message of solidarity with the Armenian people, it was also a message
of support to the efforts of the international community for the
prevention of new crimes against humanity, new genocides.
Question: How would you comment Turkey's displeasure with respect to
this statement?
Answer: These are the words of the spiritual leader of 1 billion 200
million Catholics of the world. If in Turkey they do not agree with
this approach, do not agree with the approach of many countries,
international organizations which have recognized the Armenian
Genocide, it is the problem of Turkey, and not of the international
community.
It shows that Turkey and the international community are talking in
different languages.
That is yet another proof that Turkey is continuing its policy of
denial on state level, thus assuming responsibility for the crime
committed by the authorities of the Ottoman Empire.
Led by universal noble values the Pope wisely said: ""Concealing
or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without
bandaging it."
Denial is not opening the door to reconciliation, it is opening the
door to new crimes against humanity.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/04/14/denial-not-opening-the-door-to-reconciliation-armenian-fm/