“In a set of conditions, Turkey is likely to lay down on Armenia, Ankara will pursue to sponge the memory of 1.5 million slaughtered Armenians,” the letter of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia to Armenian authorities reads. H.H Aram I, who devoted his life to the international recognition of Armenian Genocide expresses concern over the Armenia-Turkey protocols initiated by the RA President Serzh Sargsyan.

The message of H.H. Aram I says, “A wave of anxiety on possible Armenia-Turkey diplomatic relations was also raised amid Armenian Diaspora all over the globe. Most of all we are concerned with the issue of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire of 1915 and Karabakh peace process.” Presenting a 7-point proposal to Armenian political elite, the dignitary outlines the necessity of having low-keyed approach in normalizing diplomatic relations with Ankara.

“Being perfectly aware of how sensitive political debates on Armenia-Turkey relations might be, we consider Armenian side should have firm stance on the recognition of Armenian Genocide. Understand at all that we are descendants of those who were cruelly annihilated (were murdered, burnt, buried alive, died of hunger, cold, consumption, humiliation during displacements from our lands) and we have no right to let oblivion reign political debates.

Thus, we do not find advisable to set up any commission that under cover and pretense of research in historic documentation may cast a shadow of doubt on the Genocide. Meanwhile, we do not want to give rise to Turkish side for accusing [Armenian] Diaspora of interfering into affairs of Armenian Republic and preventing the normalization process with Turkey. Hence, the necessity that Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan assuages doubts of Armenian Diaspora emerged,” the letter concludes, Blagovest Info agency reports.