A conference will be held in Lausanne on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne signed in 1923. The conference, where the consequences of the Treaty of Lausanne will be discussed, will last for 2 days.
The 100th Anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne will be discussed on 22 and 23 July in a conference organized in Lausanne.
The 100th Anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne Action and Activity Committee said: "Kurds are in Lausanne on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty. We do not accept the Treaty of Lausanne!"
Calling for participation in actions and activities planned for the two days, the Committee's statement added: "As it is known, an international-interstate agreement was signed in Lausanne, Switzerland 100 years ago, and Kurdistan was disintegrated. We, as representatives of Kurdish parties, organizations, institutions and individuals, are meeting in the city of Lausanne on Saturday and Sunday, 22 and 23 July, on the anniversary of the signature of the Treaty of Lausanne. In this meeting, we will evaluate the consequences of the Treaty and its effects on Kurdistan and explain our stance."
The statement continued: "On the 100th anniversary of this dirty treaty, we, the people of Kurdistan, want to state clearly that we do not agree. We want to make our voices heard by the world. On 24 July, we will announce the outcome of the conference with a press conference in front of the hall where the Treaty of Lausanne was negotiated. Kurds from the four parts of Kurdistan, as well as the diaspora will gather in Lausanne. We will call out loudly to the conscience of humanity and to the states. We will say, 'Kurds and people of Kurdistan are here on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne to reject the Treaty of Lausanne together!'"
Conference will last 2 days
According to the program announced by the committee, there will be an opening, a video screening and speeches by the participants on the first day. The first panel is called "The Treaty of Lausanne and its consequences in Kurdistan. The panel will be moderated by Selma Irmak and Xelil Xezeri,
The second panel to be held on the second day will consist of two sessions. The first session will be held under the moderation of Kurdê Omer and Seher Aydar and is titled "The situation and struggle of women".
In the second session, called “The situation of the Armenian, Assyrian and Chaldean peoples” will be discussed.
The last panel will be discussing the "100 years of struggle against the consequences of the Treaty of Lausanne". The panel will be moderated by Behre Mohamed Mehmod and Rojan Hazim.
The reading of the decision and final declaration of the conference will end the two-day conference.
