Alek Yenigomshian: Establishment of relations between
Armenia and Turkey is dangerous for Armenian people
20-11-2009 15:54:00 | Armenia | Politics
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. "The Armenian Genocide
remains non-recognized by Turkey, Western Armenia remains seized
and Diaspora's rights violated so far," Monte Melkonian Fund
Director Alek Yenigomshian stated at a November 20 discussion.
He said that under the Armenian-Turkish going on conflict
establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries
is dangerous for the Armenian people. According to A.
Yenigomshian, the normalization of the relations is only
beneficial for the Armenian ruling administration in the respect
of expanding their own business, as well as rising in the outer
world's opinion.
He added that to avoid the prospect of establishment of
Armenian-Turkish relations Armenia should first of all solve its
domestic, social and moral-psychological problems. "Our main
problem is country's domestic rehabilitation," A. Yenigomshian
mentioned noting that the current opposition is not able to
solve that problem, therefore progressive, patriotic forces
"should become organized."
Sardarapat movement steering committee member, film
director Tigran Khzmalian said that in the last decade Turkey
has big problems with national minorities. "What we currently
name Turkey is an abstract notion as the most part of the Western
Armenia is populated with Kurds," he said. According to T.
Khzmalian's observation, a program should be worked out that
will permit to find common interests with Turkey's national
minorities, including Hamshen Armenians.
According to Coordinator of the Consolidation of Armenian
Volunteers initiative Zhirayr Sefilian, in the past months the
authorities tried to prove that allegedly the most part of the
Armenian people is for normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations. "We should find a way to show the real picture, to
voice people's real view and to do it so that no one will question
those views any longer," Z. Sefilian said.