Original sentence: Avedian holds that the existence of the Armenian Republic was considered as the "greatest threat" for the continuation of Turkish state, and that for this reason, they "fulfilled the genocidal policy of its CUP predecessor".Ethnic cleansing was also carried against Pontic Greeks.Vahagn Avedian argues that the Turkish War of Independence was not directed against the Allied Powers, but that its main objective was to get rid of non-Turkish minority groups
Edited sentence: Although the Turkish War of Independence was not directed against the Allied Powers, its main objective was to get rid of non-Turkish minority groups.Ethnic cleansing was also carried against Pontic Greeks with the collaboration of the Ankara and Istanbul governments.For this reason, they sought to fulfill the task of extermination of Armenian population.The existence of the Armenian Republic was considered as the "greatest threat" for the continuation of Turkish state