Giro Manoyan: Recognition of Armenian Genocide is in state
interests of U.S.
16-03-2009 17:40:00 | Armenia | Politics
YEREVAN, MARCH 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Giro Manoyan, the
Responsible Person of ARFD Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office,
considers that it should not be excluded that a document on
opening the border will be signed between Armenia and Turkey in
2009. As the ARFD figure mentioned at the March 16 press
conference, he came to that conclusion taking as a basis the
rumors spread and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's
statements. The signing of the above mentioned document,
according to G. Manoyan, depends on the fact of whether Turkey
will manifest a political will. "The Turks understand that the
document is in their interests," the ARFD figure said. Touching
upon Armenia's interests, he expressed concern that presence of
such a document may suppress the Armenians in the issue of
protecting their own rights, as well as may force them to
renounce the demand of recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
G. Manoyan said that at present ARFD is preparing an
analysis having a goal to find out the influence of opening the
Armenian-Turkish border on Armenia's economy. According to him,
opening the border can become an "occasion for Turkish economic
invasion."
As to U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Turkey
scheduled for April 6, G. Manoyan expressed an opinion that it
has two explanations. The first explanation, according to him,
is that B. Obama has decided not to use the word "genocide" on
April 24 and goes to calm down the Turks and the other is that
he has decided to pronounce that word and wishes to gain Turkey's
favor in some way. In G. Manoyan's affirmation, the U.S.
President will keep his preelection promise and will recognize
the Armenian Genocide. In response to the question of whether he
will not avoid doing it trying not to endanger the state
interest of the United States, G. Manoyan stated that the
recognition of the Genocide is just in the interests of the U.S.
"It is the President who decides the state interest, and he
would not like to have partners constantly speaking in the
language of the blackmail like Turkey. B. Obama will strive for
solving that problem once and for all," the speaker concluded.