Armenian community in Georgia appealed to President and parliament and asked to recognize the happenings of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.Member of the Georgian parliament Ramin Bayramov said that the Armenians’ appeal was a ridiculous step.
“Armenians raise this issue all over the world. Now the Armenians living in Georgia have started it. But it is useless. Georgia will not pass such a decision, because Turkey is Georgia’s friend and strategic partner. The Turkish government has offered Armenia several times to review the issue with the participation of the historians and open archives. Armenians do not agree to this proposal. I think first of all historians, not politicians should solve this dispute. Politicians may express their opinion after archives are opened and some obscure issues are clarified,” he said.
Advisor of the Azerbaijani embassy in Georgia Shovgi Mehdizadeh called Armenians’ appeal “provocative propaganda”.
“Everybody knows it. They are trying to realize their intention. The issue on “Armenian genocide” is used by many countries as a pressure on Turkey. Historians have not expressed their opinion on the issue. Archives have not been opened. In this case, interference of any parliament in this issue and political decision mean yielding to provocation,” he said.
Chairperson of the Association of Azerbaijani Students in Georgia Samira Ismayilova said they were preparing an appeal to Georgian parliament.
“We have noted in the appeal to the speaker of the parliament that this issue is not worth considering, because it contradicts the interests of Turkey and Azerbaijan, friends of Georgia. Before the parliaments, “Armenian genocide” claims should be considered by the historians of the related countries,” she said.
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