Originally posted by elendil
With regards to the Treaty of Sevres, you (the Turkish side) can argue that it was overridden by the Treaty of Lausanne. Us Armenians have our own arguments. Point one is that fact that the treaty of Sevres was recognized by the world community. More importantly, the LEGITIMATE Turkish government recognized the Treaty of Sevres. It was the ILLEGITIMATE counter-goverment of Ataturk the Childmolestor which USURPED power through illegal, un-democratic means, and then proclaimed the treaty of Sevres to be void.
We have a very solid basis to take this issue to the international courts and present our claims.
As I have said before, if there is any dispute here with regards to the Treaty of Sevres, THERE IS NO DISPUTE WHATSOEVER with regards to Kars and Ardahan legally belonging to the Republic of Armenia. The Treaty of Kars and Moscow which gave Kars and Ardahan to the Turks were ILLEGAL and therefore legally non-binding. It is interesting how confident you feel about your statement that "Countries world wide recognize Turkey's borders." I only wish that the Turkish goverment was as confident as yourself. It is interesting, after Armenia gained its independence, the first thing Turkey did was to ask Armenia to confirm the treaty of Kars and Moscow. Armenia refused this, and today on Turkey's "enemy list" tiny Armenia is number 2 right after Greece.
Furthermore, this is not an Armenia issue alone. The Greeks have their interests and demands in the Treaty of Sevres. The Kurds have theirs.
Look at Armenia for God's sake. There is not the slightest chance that you will be able to take these lands from us. Simple I may sound, but this is due to the analysis of the situation is simple.
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