PanARMENIAN.Net, December 12, 2001:
Yesterday the government of Swiss canton of Geneva passed a document recognizing
the genocide of Armenians in 1915. The document states that the fact of
Armenian genocide can not be denied and only the recognition of the truth
will enable Armenians and Turks to resume normal relations. "Geneva
wishes there were peace between Armenians and Turkish people that would
be based on the recognition of historic facts. The covering of the truth
is harmful for the development of the relations between Armenians and
Turks. This statement on the recognition of Genocide of Armenians is not
directed against Turkey and there is nothing impeding Turkey's recognition
of its past evil deeds as it was done by Germany with respect to Jewish
people". It should be pointed out Geneva's parliament recognized
the fact of the genocide of Armenian in 1998, June. It made the decision
where was an appeal to federal leadership of Switzerland to express an
exact position regarding the crime committed against Armenian people.
In the document was emphasized that Geneva's lawmakers "are ready
to work in order that the world community recognizes the deeds committed
in Ottoman Turkey". Switzerland's Armenian community continues to
make attempts in order that the issue of the genocide recognition becomes
a topic of the federal parliament discussion. The decision made by the
government of Geneva's canton will help in this undoubtedly.
|