TURKEY'S DESIRE TO JOIN EU - REASON FOR REMEMBERING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net - There are 3 reasons for remembering the Armenian Genocide of 1915, these being Germany's complicity, Turkey's desire to join the EU and the situation in the South Caucasus, Secretary General of the International Confederation of the Journalist Unions Ashot Jazoian stated, Russland-Aktuell internet-portal reports. In his words, in 1915 Germany was one of Turkey's closest allies. When the Turkish attack against Russia failed a decision was taken to annihilate the Christian Armenians, who were considered to be "Moscow's fifth column". As Ashot Jazaian noted, to date the Armenian Genocide is the topic of discussion for Brussels, Berlin and Moscow and the events taken place 90 years ago demand legal revision.