History and Geography
Embassy, February 22nd, 2006
LETTERS
The prompt and concerted appearance of the ambassadors of Turkey and of Azerbaijan (Letters, Feb. 8) was no surprise: the two countries' propaganda machines work in tandem on matters relating to Armenia and Armenians. They have forged their own vision of history, apart from that of the rest of the world.
I am forced to tell the two ambassadors that one of the earliest parties to condemn the Armenian Genocide was the Turkish government's own tribunal in 1919.
Despite the widely acknowledged reality of the Armenian Genocide, Turkish courts continue to muffle the voice of righteous Turkish scholars who recognize the historical truth.
On another issue of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Turkish relations--the conflict in Nagorno-Karabagh--the ambassadors of Turkey and Azerbaijan seem to be unaware that Nagorno-Karabagh has never been under the rule of independent Azerbaijan.
The region was forcibly separated from Armenia and illegally annexed to Azerbaijan by then illegal Bolshevik leadership of the Soviet Union. The people of Nagorno-Karabakh are struggling for the right to live freely and to prosper on their ancestral land. The world should admire the smooth and comprehensive democratization of Nagorno-Karabagh, far ahead of many developing independent countries, including Azerbaijan.
As an Armenian, I am very proud and appreciate the people of Canada whose representatives in both Houses of Parliament condemned the Armenian genocide.
Respectfully,
MIKHAYIL VARDANIAN
Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.
Embassy of Armenia
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
LETTERS
The prompt and concerted appearance of the ambassadors of Turkey and of Azerbaijan (Letters, Feb. 8) was no surprise: the two countries' propaganda machines work in tandem on matters relating to Armenia and Armenians. They have forged their own vision of history, apart from that of the rest of the world.
I am forced to tell the two ambassadors that one of the earliest parties to condemn the Armenian Genocide was the Turkish government's own tribunal in 1919.
Despite the widely acknowledged reality of the Armenian Genocide, Turkish courts continue to muffle the voice of righteous Turkish scholars who recognize the historical truth.
On another issue of Armenian, Azerbaijani and Turkish relations--the conflict in Nagorno-Karabagh--the ambassadors of Turkey and Azerbaijan seem to be unaware that Nagorno-Karabagh has never been under the rule of independent Azerbaijan.
The region was forcibly separated from Armenia and illegally annexed to Azerbaijan by then illegal Bolshevik leadership of the Soviet Union. The people of Nagorno-Karabakh are struggling for the right to live freely and to prosper on their ancestral land. The world should admire the smooth and comprehensive democratization of Nagorno-Karabagh, far ahead of many developing independent countries, including Azerbaijan.
As an Armenian, I am very proud and appreciate the people of Canada whose representatives in both Houses of Parliament condemned the Armenian genocide.
Respectfully,
MIKHAYIL VARDANIAN
Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.
Embassy of Armenia
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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