To the President of Western Armenia Mr. Armenak Abrahamyan

Dear Mr. President, Watching the development of affairs, the recognition by the Governments of the Republic of Armenia and Artsakh of the Genocide of Greeks and Assyrians in Ottoman Empire is a matter of course. In this connection I should like to remind you that the Republic of Cyprus was among the first ones that condemned the Genocide of Armenians (1982). As for Greece, it not only condemned the Genocide of Armenians (1996), but on the 9-th of September, 2014, adopted the Law of Criminalization of the Negation of the Armenian Genocide. Who would ever know the tragedy of Genocide if not the Greeks that went through such an ordeal. When the government of a state organizes a systematic massacre of its citizens by nationality it would be blasphemous in memory of millions of victims of Genocide,- Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians and other peoples, to consign to oblivion their memory. But the name of the massacre,- Turkey, also is not liable to absolution. It is already a total century that it not only rejects the committed heinous crimes, but continues to implement the genocidal policy with respect to its national minorities. The second half of the 20-th Century is noted for the repentence of Germany for the crimes committed in the period of fascism, and even Vatican officially apologized for the violation of human rights permitted by the Roman Catholic Church. But Turkey is deaf to the calls of the international community, and not only is reluctant to repent for its crimes, but continues to entirely deny the commission of crimes, which once again proves the risk of furtherance of criminal activity on its part. Who did not repent, could not be forgiven, and this repentance was necessary not only to us,- the victims of its crimes, but also to the very Turkish people for cleansing from the past and facing the future with confidence by finally turning over the disgraceful pages in its history. And for the present the Ottoman Turkey is the greatest offender in the history of Mankind, that slaughtered more than one civilization, and the modern Turkey as its heiress is to answer for its crimes and is under obligation not only to Armenians, but also to Greeks and Assyrians that suffered irremediable losses. The historic justice must prevail and as a summary we, the “Patrida” Organization of Greeks of Armenia and Mountainous Artsakh, ask you to take the first step along this path, - to commence the process on recognition of the Genocide of Greeks and Assyrians in the Ottoman Empire. The God Almighty and the memory of our ancestors are with us. With reverence for the memory of innocently fallen victims:

THE CHAIRMAN THE CHAIRMAN Of the «PATRIDA» Organization of Of the Union of Greek Organizations Greeks of Armenia and Artsakh

Ed. Polatov (Polatidis) _________

A. Khitarov

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