THE ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY ARGUES AGAINST ITALIAN HISTORIAN
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 18. ARMINFO. "Corriere della Sera", An Italian
newspaper published the article of a historian Sergio Romano, entitled
"The Jewish Genocide and the Armenian Massacre: Two Different
Things". According to the State Commission for Organization of Events
on Armenian Genocide, the publication appeared as an answer to a
question of a "Corriere della Sera" reader, "Is the Genocide of 1,5
million Armenians a satisfactory reason to prevent Turkey's membership
in the EU, while Germany is accepted in spite of the murder of 6
million Jews?"
Sergio Romano, the author of the article, tried to distinguish the
Turkish and German crimes against humanity: "the Jews did not pose a
threat against the German State, whereas the Armenian national
liberation movement menaced the existence of the Ottoman Empire".
Mr. Romano, a famous Italian historian lectured History of
International Relations at a number of universities in Italy and
Europe. In 1985-1989 he was appointed the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Italy to Russia. In his letter, addressed to
"Corriere della Sera", Ruben Shugarian, the Armenian Ambassador to
Italy, stated that classifying crimes against mankind as "unjustified"
and "justified" is very dangerous. The only difference between the two
crimes is that Germany has accepted the responsibility for the crime
committed and that Turkey still persists and denies the fact.
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 18. ARMINFO. "Corriere della Sera", An Italian
newspaper published the article of a historian Sergio Romano, entitled
"The Jewish Genocide and the Armenian Massacre: Two Different
Things". According to the State Commission for Organization of Events
on Armenian Genocide, the publication appeared as an answer to a
question of a "Corriere della Sera" reader, "Is the Genocide of 1,5
million Armenians a satisfactory reason to prevent Turkey's membership
in the EU, while Germany is accepted in spite of the murder of 6
million Jews?"
Sergio Romano, the author of the article, tried to distinguish the
Turkish and German crimes against humanity: "the Jews did not pose a
threat against the German State, whereas the Armenian national
liberation movement menaced the existence of the Ottoman Empire".
Mr. Romano, a famous Italian historian lectured History of
International Relations at a number of universities in Italy and
Europe. In 1985-1989 he was appointed the Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Italy to Russia. In his letter, addressed to
"Corriere della Sera", Ruben Shugarian, the Armenian Ambassador to
Italy, stated that classifying crimes against mankind as "unjustified"
and "justified" is very dangerous. The only difference between the two
crimes is that Germany has accepted the responsibility for the crime
committed and that Turkey still persists and denies the fact.
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