10 Armenian political parties issue statement over Sevres Treaty centennial
21:31, 12 August, 2020YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Sevres Treaty, 10 Armenian parties issued a joint statement, deeming it necessary to shed fresh light on the possible international impact of the Sevres Peace Treaty.
As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, the statement reads as follows,
‘’August 10, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Sevres Treaty. The treaty signed on August 10, 1920 between the victorious Allies of the WWI and Turkey solved a number of troublesome territorial issues, obliging Turkey, as the defeated side of the World War, to recognize the countries getting independent from it and clarify new borders with neighbors.
The Treaty of the Sevres is a document of powerful geopolitical importance aimed at establishing lasting peace in the Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, in the Balkans. Although further geopolitical developments did not allow the signatory states to ratify the Treaty of Sevres, the treaty nevertheless became the basis for the independence of many states and the delimitation of interstate borders. Therefore we are dealing with an agreement that was partially implemented, mainly not applicable to Armenia. Therefore, we deal with a treaty which was enforced partially, mainly failing to be applied for Armenia.
The section of the treaty referring to Armenia, inter alia, comprehensively refers to the interstate border between Armenia and Turkey.
It should be documented that on November 22 of the same year, the 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson, endowed with international mandate and arbitration, approved the Armenia-Turkey border with the Great Seal of the United States and handed over his decision to all state-signatories of the Treaty.
It is noteworthy that even today's political behavior of Turkey, which leads to the destabilization of international relations and military and political tensions in the neighboring regions, is largely due to non-implementation of the provisions of the Sevres Treaty, including those referring to Armenia.
Consequently, in the background of Turkey's increasingly aggressive, unpredictable military-political destabilizing actions, even a century later, the principles of regional coexistence of nations, expressed in the Treaty of the Sevres, remain relevant as a guarantee of lasting and fair peace, as well as equal development of nations and states in this part of the world.
Based on the above, as well as the fact that the Pan-Armenian Declaration on the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide emphasizes the role of the Sevres Treaty and Woodrow Wilson's arbitral award in overcoming the consequences of the Armenian Genocide, we emphasize:
We, the undersigned parties
Highlight the historical, political and legal mission of the Sevres Peace Treaty for the security and future development of the Republic of Armenia and the entire region,
Deem it necessary to shed fresh light on the possible international impact of the Sevres Treaty
Express our unconditional readiness to participate in this process of great national importance
Call on political organizations and NGOs of the Republic of Armenia to join this initiative
The statement is signed by ''Azatutyun'' Party (Freedom Party), Democratic Party of Armenia, National Democratic Union, The Republican Party of Armenia, ''Prosperous Armenia'' Party, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Yerkir Tsirani Party, Fatherland Party, ''Heritage'' Party and ''One Armenia'' Party.
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