Эгемен Багиш нуждается в умозрительных свидетельствах Геноцида армян для признания этого факта Турцией

“Если исторически и научным образом будет обосновано, что депортация анатолийский армян в 1915 году являлась “геноцидом”, то Турция извинится за это”, - заявил госминистр Турции по вопросам ЕС Эгемен Багиш в интервью телеканалу  Al Jazeera.

Отвечая на вопрос о том, извинится ли турецкое правительство за геноцид 1915 года, Багыш заявил: “Если это будет признано фактом историками и научными деятелями, более того, единогласно, тогда почему бы и нет?. Каждая нация имеет темные моменты в своей истории. Вы сможете привести пример одной нации, в прошлом которой нет темных глав?”, - заявил госминистр.

По его словам, для того, чтобы доказать, являются ли события геноцидом или нет, в первую очередь необходимо их исследовать объективно. Однако, он отметил, что “армянское правительство недостаточно храбро, чтобы столкнуться лицом к лицу со своей собственной историей, если отказывается открыть свои исторические архивы”.

Отметим, что заявления турецкой стороны о том, что армянские архивы закрыты, не соответствуют действительности. Факт того, что армянские архивы множество раз были констатированы, в частности, директорами музея-института Геноцида армян.

 

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