Hayk Babukhanyan: “We must demand of Turkey to meet the commitments intended by Treaty of Sevres”
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YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS: We must demand of Turkey to meet the commitments intended by Treaty of Sevres and to return the occupied territories to Armenia, Hayk Babukhanyan, chairman of “Constitutional Right” union said today at a press conference, adding that Turkey attacked at Armenia this day 90 years ago, by violating the terms of Sever Treaty, as a result of which Armenia lost Erzurum, Trabzon, Van, Bitlis, Kars and Surmalu.
“Over these years Turkey was neither punished for the crime it committed, nor compensated the rights of Armenians, and went on methodically annihilating the historical-cultural heritage of Armenian people,” Mr. Babukhanyan said. According to him, we must demand of Turkey and international states which signed under the Sever Treaty to fulfill the terms fixed in the treaty.
“We state that Armenian people have not reconciled themselves to the 90-year-old occupation and demand to return the property of Armenian people,” he said. Head of the Social-Democratic Hunchakyan Party Lyudmila Sargsyan also attached importance to this day, noting that we must take lessons from it. Hayk Babukhanyan added that Turkey goes on with its anti-Armenian policy today as well.