April 25, 2005 - 12:26 AMT
TURKS OF EUROPE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION OF ARMENIANS IN HISTORIC HOMELAND
Ankara should not only acknowledge the Armenian Genocide but also recompense its crime against the Armenian people, Turkish International Federation of Cultural Exchange Yamal Arshar stated in Yerevan today. In his words, his organization is for the return of Armenians, who survived the Genocide, to their historic homeland. He apologized to the Armenian people and stated that the Federation composed of Turks and Kurds together with Armenians will press for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. "The Armenian Genocide can be recognized with consistent struggle of the Turkish and Kurdish peoples", he added. In his turn, deputy head of the German Union against Genocide Bulent Gul stated that a memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims should be inaugurated in Istanbul.