Sen Arevshatian: we can improve Armenian-Turkish relations
but not at expense of national interests
16-04-2009 16:00:00 | Armenia | Politics
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Lie and falsehood have
taken roots in the new generation in Turkey, and it does not
permit the Turks to realize the terrible sin of their
grandfathers. Sen Arevshatian, a philosopher-historian,
academician of the RA National Academy of Sciences, said in his
interview to the Ararat Strategic Center. According to center's
information, since 2007 December a film is being shown at
Turkey's schools on the initiative of the Turkish Ministry of
Education, which is about how allegedly the Armenians
slaughtered the Turkish people. 600 thousand disks of the film
were distributed to schools, and already 12 million pupils have
seen it, including pupils of primary classes.
According to Sen Arevshatian, official Yerevan says nothing
about this measure because of its inability to fight the
falsehood. He considers that the Armenian authorities should
introduce an official protest to Turkish government and
international instances.
According to the academician, we can improve the
Armenian-Turkish relations in a well-considered way, not at the
expense of national interests. He considers inadmissible and
dangerous Turkey's participation in the construction of a new
Armenian nuclear power plant. In S. Arevshatian's words, it will
give nothing to Armenia except damaging its national security.