Vahan Hovhannisyan: Turkey hasn't changed over past 95 years
Turkish Prime Minister's statements prove that Turkey hasn't changed over the past 95 years, so Armenians residing there are in serious danger, ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group leader Vahan Hovhannisyan stated.
As he told a news conference in Yerevan, Armenian residents of Turkey have to immediately leave the country. "Nationalistic element might signal the beginning of anti-Armenian activities. Though Armenian Foreign Minister responded to the statement, still there's a certain nuance: current Armenian community of Istanbul can't be compared with Armenian population of 1915, as, back then they were not migrants, but lived on their own land where Turks were newcomers," Mr. Hovhannisyan emphasized.
RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan, in turn, noted that the figure of 100 000 illegal Armenian migrants, indicated in the statement, is an obvious exaggeration. "Erdogan's statement proves Turkey still goes unpunished. In contrast to 1915, when it secretly planned the Armenian Genocide, now it acts blatantly and openly," Sahakyan said.
According to Prosperous Armenia party secretary Aram Safaryan, "Armenia did not send illegal workers to Turkey, so giving advice on the issue is outside Armenia's competence." "At the same time, I'd like to emphasize that according to official data of Turkish sociological centers, there are only about 15 000 Armenian illegal migrants in Turkey," he noted.
As he told a news conference in Yerevan, Armenian residents of Turkey have to immediately leave the country. "Nationalistic element might signal the beginning of anti-Armenian activities. Though Armenian Foreign Minister responded to the statement, still there's a certain nuance: current Armenian community of Istanbul can't be compared with Armenian population of 1915, as, back then they were not migrants, but lived on their own land where Turks were newcomers," Mr. Hovhannisyan emphasized.
RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan, in turn, noted that the figure of 100 000 illegal Armenian migrants, indicated in the statement, is an obvious exaggeration. "Erdogan's statement proves Turkey still goes unpunished. In contrast to 1915, when it secretly planned the Armenian Genocide, now it acts blatantly and openly," Sahakyan said.
According to Prosperous Armenia party secretary Aram Safaryan, "Armenia did not send illegal workers to Turkey, so giving advice on the issue is outside Armenia's competence." "At the same time, I'd like to emphasize that according to official data of Turkish sociological centers, there are only about 15 000 Armenian illegal migrants in Turkey," he noted.
