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The nation deserves to know. What is the price?

Nearly 3,000 people marched from the Massachusetts State House to the Armenian Heritage Park as part of a series of events to mark the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. (Photo: Aaron Spagnolo)

The game is on with our duplicitous neighbors once again in exploring diplomatic relations. Aside from rumors emanating from the “palace intrigue” associated with Pashinyan’s vague public comments, the general citizenry has little information about the approach, agenda and most importantly, the issues that are on or off the table. Armenians are not naïve especially when it comes to matters involving Turkey. Given the incredibly long list of serious issues separating our peoples, most Armenians are anxiously waiting to know, “What is the price?” Turkey has everything to gain and very little to lose in this engagement. Armenia is in the unfortunate position of gaining little and the possibility of losing a great deal. Why?

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Stepan Piligian

Stepan Piligian was raised in the Armenian community of Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, at the St. Gregory Parish. A former member of the AYF Central Executive, he is active in the Armenian community. Currently, he serves on the board of the Armenian Heritage Foundation. Stepan is a retired executive in the computer storage industry and resides in the Boston area with his wife Susan. He has spent many years as a volunteer teacher of Armenian history and contemporary issues to the young generation and adults at schools, camps and churches. His interests include the Armenian diaspora, Armenia, sports and reading.

One Comment

  1. Very soon turkey will pull out and blame the Armenians, or something similar. The nation has no leader and is walking blindly. This is a nation that cannot prioritise friend from foe, they stole 100 billion dollars of the diaspora money and now they want to normalise relations!,,, not to forget the immense sacrifices we did for artsakh…….well we need to look at cilicia and forget about these people, they deserve all forms of humiliation. Sorry but that is the truth.

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