{"id":37161,"date":"2018-04-16T14:18:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/37161-long-delayed-disputed-armenian-memorial-unveiled-in-geneva.html"},"modified":"2018-04-16T14:18:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:18:18","slug":"long-delayed-disputed-armenian-memorial-unveiled-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/37161-long-delayed-disputed-armenian-memorial-unveiled-in-geneva.html","title":{"rendered":"Long-delayed, disputed Armenian memorial unveiled in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>A memorial series of street lamps commemorating the 1915-1917 Armenian genocide has been officially unveiled in Geneva. Turkish groups said that the initiative is a mistake.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cStreetlights of memory\u201d was unveiled on Friday in the presence of various members of the Armenian community, including current Armenian ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour, and the artist behind the work M\u00e9lik Ohanian.<\/p>\n<p>No representative of the federal administration attended, a fact that could be ascribed to the ongoing diplomatic tensions around the 1915-1917 genocide, for which Turkey continues to deny responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Swiss public broadcaster RTS in the Tremblay park in Geneva, not far from the\u00a0United Nations\u00a0European headquarters building, Armenian ambassador Charles Aznavour (a famous French singer, in another life) said that the installation was not just a reminder of past disaster; \u201cit\u2019s a monument that says that this must never happen again\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/opinion_turkish-obstruction-keeps-armenian-genocide-memorial-in-public-eye-\/43124786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">+ Pierre Hazan on the transience, but importance, of such monuments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turkish representative groups, notably the Federation of Turkish Associations in French-speaking Switzerland, called for demonstrations and criticized the authorities\u2019 decision to allow the installation of the 10-metre-high posts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are frustrated because this monument is symbolic of a conflict between communities, which I think is very dangerous,\u201d said Federation president Cel\u00e2l Bayer. \u201cThe city of Geneva has made a big mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The memorial was first approved by Geneva authorities a decade ago, in 2008, but disputes about location and diplomatic tensions delayed its installation. In the lead up to Friday, right up until the moment of inauguration, the work was surrounded by protective barriers to discourage vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>The Armenian genocide was recognized by the parliament of Geneva in 2001 and by the Swiss federal parliament\u00a0in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This article was first published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/commemoration_long-delayed--disputed-armenian-memorial-unveiled-in-geneva\/44047132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swissinfo.ch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A memorial series of street lamps commemorating the 1915-1917 Armenian genocide has been officially unveiled in Geneva. 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