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European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy
10 Avenue de la Renaissance
1000 Bruxelles
tel : +32 (0)2 732 70 26,
tel/fax : +32 (0)2 732 70 27
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Laurent Leylekian
[email protected]
EAFJD ALERT: RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA INVITED TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Dr. Justin McCarthy has been invited to give a lecture on Wednesday 15th June
at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event, undertaken by the British
MEP Richard Howitt (Labour) is the latest episode Turkey's ongoing campaign of
Genocide denial in Europe.
McCarthy, a so-called historian, is one of the most notorious and ardent
deniers of the Armenian Genocide. Just as Faurisson and Irving have taken the
lead in Jewish Holocaust denial, so has McCarthy masterminded the policies of
"scholarly" deceit regarding the Armenian Genocide.
Mr. McCarthy's flawed statistical "analysis" regarding the Armenian population
in the region is a prime example of so called scholarly denial tactics. His
studies have been designed to undercount the Armenian population in Turkey
prior to the Genocide and have been proven to be faulty by a leading specialist
in the field.
The European Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1987 and has
reaffirmed its acknowledgement annually through political dialogue between the
European Union (EU) and the Republic of Turkey. As a result, extending an
invitation to Mr. McCarthy to speak in Brussels is unwarranted, because his
distorted views are out of sync with mainstream opinion regarding the Armenian
Genocide and therefore should not be introduced into the political dialogue.
Furthermore, Mr. McCarthy advocates a position, which distorts the reality of
the genocide. This invitation compromises the integrity of the European
Parliament. This very severe breach to the dignity of millions of Europeans
would be a blatant rejection of the core values of the European Union and would
distance European citizens from the European Project.
As such, we solemnly call upon the President of the European Parliament to
immediately cancel this conference. We also urge the President of the Socialist
group in the European Parliament to take appropriate action.
10 Avenue de la Renaissance
1000 Bruxelles
tel : +32 (0)2 732 70 26,
tel/fax : +32 (0)2 732 70 27
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Laurent Leylekian
[email protected]
EAFJD ALERT: RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA INVITED TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Dr. Justin McCarthy has been invited to give a lecture on Wednesday 15th June
at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event, undertaken by the British
MEP Richard Howitt (Labour) is the latest episode Turkey's ongoing campaign of
Genocide denial in Europe.
McCarthy, a so-called historian, is one of the most notorious and ardent
deniers of the Armenian Genocide. Just as Faurisson and Irving have taken the
lead in Jewish Holocaust denial, so has McCarthy masterminded the policies of
"scholarly" deceit regarding the Armenian Genocide.
Mr. McCarthy's flawed statistical "analysis" regarding the Armenian population
in the region is a prime example of so called scholarly denial tactics. His
studies have been designed to undercount the Armenian population in Turkey
prior to the Genocide and have been proven to be faulty by a leading specialist
in the field.
The European Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1987 and has
reaffirmed its acknowledgement annually through political dialogue between the
European Union (EU) and the Republic of Turkey. As a result, extending an
invitation to Mr. McCarthy to speak in Brussels is unwarranted, because his
distorted views are out of sync with mainstream opinion regarding the Armenian
Genocide and therefore should not be introduced into the political dialogue.
Furthermore, Mr. McCarthy advocates a position, which distorts the reality of
the genocide. This invitation compromises the integrity of the European
Parliament. This very severe breach to the dignity of millions of Europeans
would be a blatant rejection of the core values of the European Union and would
distance European citizens from the European Project.
As such, we solemnly call upon the President of the European Parliament to
immediately cancel this conference. We also urge the President of the Socialist
group in the European Parliament to take appropriate action.