YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian-Turkish protocols signed on October 10 pose much danger for Armenians living in Armenia, as well as abroad. Armenak Abrahamian, a member of the National Council of Armenians of Western Armenia said at an October 29 press conference. In his words, with those protocols Armenia recognizes Turkey's territorial integrity and thus violates the rights of Armenians of Western Armenia. A. Abrahamian rendered it more clear saying that by saying "Armenians of Western Armenia" he means both Armenians currently living in the territory of Turkey and heirs of Western Armenians living in various countries worldwide. He added that the real border of Armenia and Turkey is the border drawn by former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and not Araks River, which is factually the separating line of Eastern and Western Armenias. "Today UN has a separate commission on protection of native peoples' rights," A. Abrahamian said. According to him, Western Armenians are considered one of Turkey's native peoples and have a complete right to demand their due from the state having committed a genocide. A. Abrahamian classed "inadmissible and dangerous" the idea of creating an Armenian-Turkish intergovernmental subcommission. "Discussing the fact of Genocide is a senseless occupation. Genocide is a criminal phenomenon and should be only examined at the international court," he said.

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