Mourad Papazian, Head of the West European Office of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) is concerned over the Armenia authorities’ approach to the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and over the ensuring consequences.

"The Armenian Cause is endangered. The Armenian authorities will commit the gravest political blunder since Armenia declared independence if they agree to a compromise with Turkey. And they seen to be ready to all compromises to normalize relations with Turkey and get the Armenian-Turkish border reopened. They are ready to make concessions over the Armenian Genocide, Nagorno-Karabakh problem and Armenian people’s rights.

Papazian said that “alarming of the very fact that both the sates decided to form a commission to study the cases related to the 1915 events (slaughter of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey), which is an indisputable fact not only for Armenia, but also for dozens of other countries, as well as experts, which recognized the fact of Armenian Genocide. Now, this fact has been challenged, and even by the Armenian Government. This is a most serious blow on the Armenian Cause, and a serious victory of Turkish diplomacy.”

Papazian also stressed that “the Armenian Government, Foreign Minister, as well as the President, have no right to speak on behalf of the Armenian nation without knowing the Armenian people’s will. The Armenian Government’s decision is an instance of political irresponsibility, which is by no means legitimate. It is extremely important that the Armenian President organize a pan-Armenian dialogue with the participation of communities, major Armenian organizations and political parties, as a split between the Armenian authorities and the Diaspora is inevitable.”

Summing up, Papazian called for accepting the stance taken by the “true representatives of the Armenian people.” “It is inadmissible that Turkey is causing a split within the Armenian nation,” he said.