Dogu Perincek, leader of the Turkish Workers’ Party, failed last week to repeat in Greece the denialist show he orchestrated in Switzerland 10 years ago. Along with members of his blasphemous Talat Pasha Committee, Perincek had planned to travel to Athens to challenge the recent Greek law banning denial of the Armenian Genocide. He dreamed of becoming ‘a hero’ by filing a lawsuit against Greece in the European Court of Human Rights after his anticipated arrest for violating that law.
After the terrorist attack on the cartoonists from the periodic “Chalie Hebdo” in Paris, and after the shooting of a French policeman (who was also Muslim) and the other coordinated attacks in Paris this week, it becomes important to reflect about the importance of the preservation of democracy and the freedom of speech.
“Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has put the world closer to a world war than at any time in the last 50 years. He has violated the three key settlements of the 20th century”.
Of great importance, the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, criminalizing the act of xenophobia and racism practiced by the means of computer systems, was opened to signatures in Strasburg, on January 28, 2003. This protocol is of great significance to the world, and considering our own interest, to the Americas, to the New World.
Since Armenia’s decision, just over a year ago, not to proceed with its Association Agreement including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the EU, but to join the Russian-led Customs Union instead, highlighting relations with NATO has become more important as Yerevan does not want to seen a fully under the control of Russian President, Vladimir Putin.
The international media is replete these days with scandalous stories about European and American politicians being wined and dined in Azerbaijan and Turkey, for self-serving ulterior motives.
The present situation of the Karabakh conflict is tense for the unfortunate soldiers and residents who find themselves close to the line of contact, but relatively stable from the perspectives of Baku and Yerevan.
The fact that the State Department and some European officials reacted positively to Erdogan’s statement is an indication that this was a coordinated attempt to provide cover for the Obama administration and European countries not to deal with the Armenian demands on the genocide issue, using the excuse that Turkey’s leaders are in the process of reconciling with Armenians.
Every time that the Armenian Genocide is mentioned anywhere in the world, Turkish officials protest hysterically like children caught with the hand in the cookie jar!
Armenians must speak up, protest, and take effective action to defend their countrymen in all corners of the world. They need to become the ‘mouse’ that ROARS!
