September 29, 2005 - 08:35 AMT
RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IMPORTANT TO ENTIRE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Leaders of Nor Serund Association of Armenians of Georgia have sent a message of gratitude to head of the EU delegation in Georgia Torben Holtze expressing gratitude to the European Parliament and all EU citizens for adoption of recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as a compulsory condition for Turkey's accession to the EU. «This move reaffirmed the EU is one of the largest bulwarks of democracy and human rights protection throughout the globe. The Armenian Genocide is an outrage not only against the Armenian people, but also the whole of the humanity. We consider recognition of the Armenian Genocide is important not only to Armenia, Armenians of the world, but also to the entire international community. Only by means of censuring of crimes of the type these can be avoided in the future. We welcome EU stand and hope it will help Turkey put up with its past and overcome the complex, which being conveyed from generation to another, poses problems in relations between neighbors. Let us on behalf of the Armenian community of Georgia express profound gratitude for your constructive decision, as well as efforts for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the message says.