Europe attaches importance to Northern Cyprus, meanwhile there is no difference between it and Western Armenia
"The first Convention of European Armenians took place in New York in 1946. The second Convention was held in Brussels this year. Participants of both events referred U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's arbitration award on demarcation of the Armenian-Turkish border. Why is the issue important for Armenia? The point is that we should decide what we want and this decision will help us to achieve our goals," historian and diplomat Ara Papian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
"Belgium, along with the other WWI winners, signed the Sevr Treaty and it has legal commitments to Armenia," he said.
"According to the Belgian Constitution, you can bring an action against a crime against humanity to a Belgian court. Actually, like the U.S. Congress, a court in Belgium can consider the Armenian Genocide from juridical viewpoint, omitting political motives," Mr Papian said.
"The most important task for Armenians is to awake the interest of people, who have political weight in their countries. We should always advance our issues. I would like to remind that Europe attaches importance to the issue of Northern Cyprus, meanwhile there is no difference between it and Western Armenia," the historian said.
"Belgium, along with the other WWI winners, signed the Sevr Treaty and it has legal commitments to Armenia," he said.
"According to the Belgian Constitution, you can bring an action against a crime against humanity to a Belgian court. Actually, like the U.S. Congress, a court in Belgium can consider the Armenian Genocide from juridical viewpoint, omitting political motives," Mr Papian said.
"The most important task for Armenians is to awake the interest of people, who have political weight in their countries. We should always advance our issues. I would like to remind that Europe attaches importance to the issue of Northern Cyprus, meanwhile there is no difference between it and Western Armenia," the historian said.
