Kandilli Armenian Church Foundation: It Was Not Genocide. It Was
Anatolian Times, Turkey
Nov 19 2005
Kandilli Armenian Church Foundation: It Was Not Genocide. It Was
Relocation
ISTANBUL - ''It was not genocide. It was relocation which caused
painful events,'' Dikran Kevorkyan, chairman of Kandilli Armenian
Foundation, said on Saturday.
Speaking at a conference in Istanbul on the Armenian issue, Kevorkyan
said, ''it was not genocide. It was relocation which caused painful
and tragic events. We should underline the fact that political,
psychological and economic developments led to the relocation.''
Highlighting importance of mutual tolerance and understanding,
Kevorkyan noted, ''several countries approved some resolutions about
genocide in order to get votes of the Armenian diaspora. All those
are political matters. France, Germany, Britain, Russia and
indirectly the United States have always used the Armenians. Today,
they are trying to pay its price. They approve those resolutions to
cover their mistakes. I do not approve politicians' inciting hatred
among people for their own political purposes.''
Anatolian Times, Turkey
Nov 19 2005
Kandilli Armenian Church Foundation: It Was Not Genocide. It Was
Relocation
ISTANBUL - ''It was not genocide. It was relocation which caused
painful events,'' Dikran Kevorkyan, chairman of Kandilli Armenian
Foundation, said on Saturday.
Speaking at a conference in Istanbul on the Armenian issue, Kevorkyan
said, ''it was not genocide. It was relocation which caused painful
and tragic events. We should underline the fact that political,
psychological and economic developments led to the relocation.''
Highlighting importance of mutual tolerance and understanding,
Kevorkyan noted, ''several countries approved some resolutions about
genocide in order to get votes of the Armenian diaspora. All those
are political matters. France, Germany, Britain, Russia and
indirectly the United States have always used the Armenians. Today,
they are trying to pay its price. They approve those resolutions to
cover their mistakes. I do not approve politicians' inciting hatred
among people for their own political purposes.''
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