If there were Jews instead of Armenians, just a week later serious sanctions would be imposed against Turkey: Areg Galstyan
Areg Galstyan (Russia), PhD, regular contributor to Forbes, the National Interest, the Hill and the American Thinker, reflecting to the incident recorded between the Armenian Diaspora representatives in the USA and Erdogan’s bodyguards, told reporters this wasn’t new,
“In 2006 similar incident was recorded, when bodyguards of Turkey’s Foreign Ministry and Turkish citizens oppressed protest action of Armenians. A tough reply should be given. First of all, it’s necessary to raise the issue before the US Congress, that representatives of a different country used force against US citizens. It isn’t correct, when they say Turks fought with Armenians. Representatives of other country attacked US citizens and information discourse should be led in this direction.”
In his words even if those people consider they’re more Armenians, than Americans, it isn’t an issue, it should be raised before the Congress,
“And Congress is for protection of interests of US citizens. Accordingly, raise the issue with your Congressman, take steps so that clear statements are made, that respective decision condemning those steps was adopted. If there were Jews or Irish instead of Armenians, I’m sure, a week later serious sanctions would have been imposed.”
According to A.Galstyan, it turns out that people constitutionally express their opinion, that’s why they’re attacked and beaten,
“The attacker is the state, as those people are representatives of the state, it’s the same that Turkey attacked on the US and makes a blow damaging its authority. Accordingly, you should reply. By the way, such a statement was already made, but it has no any connection to the activity of the Armenian Diaspora: John McCain stated that bodyguards of the president of other country have attacked on their citizens, i.e. in their territory. Now if our Diaspora intends to show its power, let it direct all its resources on this issue and reach to the point that sanctions were imposed against Turkey. It’s quite legal.
By Razmik Martirosyan
