ARMENIA TO WORK WITH TURKEY ON GENOCIDE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY MATTER

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ARMENIA TO WORK WITH TURKEY ON GENOCIDE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY MATTER? - NEWSPAPER

 

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February 08, 2013 | 08:51

 

YEREVAN. - On January 18, fifteen Armenia-based NGOs petitioned to UN

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and expressed their concern by the plan

to relocate the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) European

Regional Centre from Bratislava to Istanbul, Aravot daily reports.

 

"Aravot asked 'For Sustainable Human Development' Association

Chairwoman Karine Danielyan as to how this relocation would obstruct

the activities of Armenia's NGOs.

 

'It will obstruct a lot because we need to coordinate all the steps

of our office with the regional office, [and] subsequently, with the

central office. If the regional office were to be in a country like

Turkey, its impact would be huge. It is not a coincidence that Turkey

has gotten active [only] now. The 100th anniversary of the [Armenian]

Genocide is drawing near and we will work with the UN on numerous

[relevant] matters. And it turns out that we will be working with

Turkey [on this matter],' Karine Danielyan noted," Aravot writes.