N.
Lygeros
Translated
from the Greek by Vicky Baklessi
It
is not a resolution of the Parliament of Austria, but a common statement by the
six Leaders of political parties on the Genocide of the Armenians. And yet, despite
its symbolic nature, since there wasn't an issue of a resolution or
a law, it forced Turkey to react and recall its ambassador.
This is an
example of the strength of Lasker’ s mental scheme, the international champion
in chess for 27 year, when he was saying “don’t look for the best move, find
the good one, that which disturbs the opponent”. And this move that follows after
the recognition by the Pope, disturbed intensely the government institute of Turkey.
This statement is also interesting in a sense that is generalizes the Genocide
of the Armenians, since it clearly speaks also for other Christian peoples that
lived then in the Ottoman Empire. «Wie jene der Aramäer, der Assyrer, Chaldäer und der
Pontos-Griechen gehören». So, this statement makes a complete reference to the
victims in a non diplomatic manner and speaks for what is due for the
recognition of the Genocide of the Armenians. It is not a common thing. This
statement was accompanied by a minute of silence of the Parliament of Austria and
constitutes a change of phase for the relations of Austria and Turkey. Because
in 1915, Austria as Austro-Hungarian Empire was an ally of the Ottoman Empire
and consequently has access to a lot of diplomatic and other records. With this
statement it recognizes the guiltiness of the turkish system.
