Romania has a special duty to recognize the Armenian Genocide, adviser in the Romanian ex-president Traian Băsescu’s administration, political and moral philosophy specialist Cătălin Avramescu wrote the aforementioned in his article, published on Romanian bursa.ro site.
In an article on the Armenian Genocide, the author points out to the silence of the Romanian authorities and political elite with regard to this crime against humanity.
In particular, Cătălin Avramescu wrote: “This happened in 1915. Over one and a half million people were killed. The pictures are horrifying. Women and children were killed. Death convoys were organized on the way through the desert. The rest were killed in concentration camps. The property of Armenians was robbed and seized. The witnesses immediately understood the genocidal intentions of the Turkish authorities. The German Ambassador informed in 1915: “There is no doubt that the Sublime Porte is going to eliminate the Armenian people in the Turkish Empire.”
Where are we now, a century later? Even now the Romanian authorities haven’t acknowledged that that was a genocide. Whereas this is important, very important. A lot can be perceived about the government if we consider how it treats the historical truth. This is exactly one of the reasons why the 1989 socialist regime was so “curved”. Lying was like breathing. Stories were made up about waywodes, who governed Romania before the secretaries of Central Committee of Romanian Communist Party. Silence was kept on the participation of Romanian troops in the pogroms on Eastern front. Lies were disseminated on the takeover by communists. Photos were falsified in the History Museum of the Communist Party.
Modern Turkey has always refused to accept that a genocide was committed. I remember, 10 years ago I published an article, after which I suddenly received an invitation from Turkey. I went and talked politely to one of the diplomats (I think the Deputy Ambassador). They wanted to present their position and gave me lots of materials; this was the state propaganda.
Many civilized countries of the world – Germany, France, Canada, etc. – have recognized the Armenian Genocide. Pope Francis [also] condemned the Armenian Genocide.
[But] Romania has a special duty to recognize the Armenian Genocide: part of the Armenians, who fled the Genocide in 1915, found shelter in Romania.
However, the search for truth is not included in the priorities of the current authorities. The reason is mentioned in whisper: “Let’s not offend Turkey.” But now there is no room for offences. The regime in Turkey has grown into a dictatorship and cooperates with Russia.
Starting from 1989, the socialist administration of Romania showed contempt for the historical truth. It classified the state security materials and refused to take measures in connection with the robbery of the Greek-Catholic church.
At the same time, the Romanian authorities knelt before all kinds of dictatorship. The park in Bucharest “got decorated” with a cheap alley named after the Azerbaijani dictator, former KGB general Heydar Aliyev. Atatürk’s bust was installed in Calea Victoriei avenue. And this is actually the alley which symbolizes victory in the liberation struggle against the Ottoman Empire and through which entered the victorious soldiers returning from the South Danubian crusade. What a historical amnesia and lack of respect towards the history of a nation! And one should put up with this? Genocide does not refer to one or several peoples: this is an offense with regard to civilization values.”
