The head of Medzhlis Mustafa Dzhemilev has subjected to criticism the decision of congressmen of the USA for resolution acceptance № 252 about a recognition and condemnation of the Genocide of Armenians in Ottoman empire of 1915-1923.
«It is not yet the final decision. But I consider that so it is impossible to solve such questions. Relations between the countries already spoil, Turkey has withdrawn the ambassador. It was not necessary to make such decision», — Dzhemilev has told to «New Region».
«Deputies who vote for this or that resolution, whether it is a genocide of Armenians, cannot know everything that there occurred. The world recognised a genocide of Jews because there was a Nuremberg tribunal. And as to an event in Turkey with Armenians in 1923 there was a litigation, and those who was guilty, — Kurdish groups who attacked Armenians, 23 persons, have been condemned. But if to tell as a whole, the statistican such in the First World War in territory of Turkey was lost about 300 thousand Armenians. And it corresponds to the lost of Turks within the limits of Ottoman empire, after all a Turk was lost much more. Therefore the recognition of a genocide of Armenians occurs only there where the Armenian diaspora is strong. But it seems to me, that is it wrong», — the head of Crimean Tatar Medzhlis has explained.
It is remarkable that Dzhemilev has declared that his relation to the NATO will not change after the decision of the American congressmen.
«No exchange. The NATO it is another thing. It is system of collective safety. And it not all America», — he has told.
News agency «New Region — Crimea»