Former World Bank Director Vorkink Says Resolution Is Invalid

ANKARA - Andrew Vorkink, former World Bank country director for Turkey, said that the U.S. House committee's approval of a resolution on Armenian allegations regarding incidents of 1915 is wrongful and invalid on the point of international law.
Vorkink, who teaches international law at Istanbul's Bogazici University, told the A.A that this "non-binding" resolution is not based on international law.
Underscoring that the notion "genocide" did not exist in 1915, Vorkink said that it was first used in 1943, nearly 30 years after the incidents.
According to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide adopted in 1948, genocide means any of the acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, Vorkink reminded and added that the International criminal tribunal seeks clear evidence to adjudge a case "genocide". He said no international organizations or courts have ever made any determinations on this issue.
Vorkink said incidents of 1915 can not be compared to the incidents in Rwanda, former Yugoslavia and Nazi-era Germany.
He added that the U.S. House resolution is totally political and invalid on the point of international law.
(TÇ-UK)