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U.k. Foreign Office Rejects Turkish Parliament's Bid To Undermine Historical Document
EUROPEAN ARMENIAN FEDERATION
for Justice & Democracy
Avenue dela Renaissance 10
B-1000 Bruxelles
Tel: +322 732 70 26
Tel/Fax:+322 732 70 27
Email: [email protected]
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
November 17th, 2005
Contact :Talline Tachdjian
Tel :+322 732 70 26
U.K. FOREIGN OFFICE REJECTS TURKISH PARLIAMENT'S BID TO UNDERMINE HISTORICAL
DOCUMENTATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
-- The U.K Ambassador to Ankara Dismisses Turkish Appeal
to Reconsider the "Blue Book" on the Armenian Genocide --
The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its Ambassador to Turkey Sir
Peter Westmacott, refused to consider the request made by the Turkish
Parliament last April to reconsider the "Blue Book" a 1916 parliamentary
report, formally titled, "Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
1915-16," that documents the systematic, deliberate and politically motivated
nature of the Armenian Genocide.
In a letter dated from July 8th, Sir Westmacott officially explained that the
Blue Book was drafted by the Parliament, not the government. He emphasized
however, that – contrarily to the insinuations of the Turkish parliamentarians
– "none of the individual reports [presented in the document] has been
refuted" and that the moral and intellectual probity of the authors, Lord Bryce
and the prominent historian Arnold J. Toynbee – may not be questioned.
This reply, revealed by the Gomidas Institute, is coming to light at the same
time as the judicial finding, in a Brussels court, that Emir Kir is a
certifiable denier of the Armenian Genocide. Taken together, these two actions
represent a setback to the Turkish campaign in Europe to spread its doctrine of
denial. They also stand in stark contrast to the misguided and historically
inaccurate declaration made in 2004 by Mrs. Abott-Watt, the British Ambassador
in Armenia, in which she questioned the Armenian Genocide.
The European Armenian Federation considers this letter by a senior
representative of the United Kingdom a confirmation that its government
acknowledges the Armenian Armenia Genocide as an incontestable and
thoroughly documented historical fact.
Additional information can be obtained by visiting:
http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg129069.html or by sending an email to the Gomidas
Institute: [email protected]
for Justice & Democracy
Avenue dela Renaissance 10
B-1000 Bruxelles
Tel: +322 732 70 26
Tel/Fax:+322 732 70 27
Email: [email protected]
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
November 17th, 2005
Contact :Talline Tachdjian
Tel :+322 732 70 26
U.K. FOREIGN OFFICE REJECTS TURKISH PARLIAMENT'S BID TO UNDERMINE HISTORICAL
DOCUMENTATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
-- The U.K Ambassador to Ankara Dismisses Turkish Appeal
to Reconsider the "Blue Book" on the Armenian Genocide --
The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its Ambassador to Turkey Sir
Peter Westmacott, refused to consider the request made by the Turkish
Parliament last April to reconsider the "Blue Book" a 1916 parliamentary
report, formally titled, "Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
1915-16," that documents the systematic, deliberate and politically motivated
nature of the Armenian Genocide.
In a letter dated from July 8th, Sir Westmacott officially explained that the
Blue Book was drafted by the Parliament, not the government. He emphasized
however, that – contrarily to the insinuations of the Turkish parliamentarians
– "none of the individual reports [presented in the document] has been
refuted" and that the moral and intellectual probity of the authors, Lord Bryce
and the prominent historian Arnold J. Toynbee – may not be questioned.
This reply, revealed by the Gomidas Institute, is coming to light at the same
time as the judicial finding, in a Brussels court, that Emir Kir is a
certifiable denier of the Armenian Genocide. Taken together, these two actions
represent a setback to the Turkish campaign in Europe to spread its doctrine of
denial. They also stand in stark contrast to the misguided and historically
inaccurate declaration made in 2004 by Mrs. Abott-Watt, the British Ambassador
in Armenia, in which she questioned the Armenian Genocide.
The European Armenian Federation considers this letter by a senior
representative of the United Kingdom a confirmation that its government
acknowledges the Armenian Armenia Genocide as an incontestable and
thoroughly documented historical fact.
Additional information can be obtained by visiting:
http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg129069.html or by sending an email to the Gomidas
Institute: [email protected]