Dr. Razmig Shirinian Briefs Ferrahian Students on Armenia-Turkey Protocol

By Kyle Khandikian

In light of recent developments between the Republics of Armenia and Turkey, specifically the startling announcement of an agreement which is said to be signed next month, the administration felt it appropriate and necessary that our students learn more about the “protocol” and understand the possible dangers it could pose to the Armenian people.

Dr. Razmig Shirinian, high school teacher of American history and government, presented two documents released by the governments of Armenia and Turkey to the high school and middle school students, reading them, and explaining to them what the documents, which listed what the two countries wished to achieve diplomatically, meant for Armenia and the Armenian people.

Using a document prepared by the Armenian National Committee, which explained the dangers of the protocols, Dr. Shirinian engaged the students, who discussed the issue enthusiastically and with great interest.

Dialogue between the rival nations have had the community on edge, and the announcement of the drafted protocols on August 31, 2009, had much of the Diaspora outraged. A joint protests organized by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party, the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party, and the United Young Armenians will be held in Glendale, this Sunday, September 27, 2009, against the protocols.