Hayk Demoyan: more countries will recognize Armenian Genocide by April 24
Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is a tribute to historical memory of many states in whose archives the fact of the Genocide was registered, according to Hayk Demoyan, Director of Armenian Genocide Museum Institute.
As he told a news conference in Yerevan, Genocide issue must not become a subject of political manipulations. "More countries will recognize the Armenian Genocide by April 24," Mr. Demoyan predicted, maintaining that recognition will be linked to Turkey's position on Protocols ratification.
Dwelling on historical committee formation, he said that to the best of his knowledge, no activities to create the committee are being undertaken.
Commenting on Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's statement on possible deportation of 100 000 Armenian migrants from Turkey, Mr. Demoyan characterized it as a result of excessive nervousness. "Turkey seems unworried about the fate of thousand illegal Turkish migrants in Israel, when accusing the country of committing genocide," he said, adding that Turkey has serious problems in working out long-term strategies.
The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres, and deportations involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.
The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.
As he told a news conference in Yerevan, Genocide issue must not become a subject of political manipulations. "More countries will recognize the Armenian Genocide by April 24," Mr. Demoyan predicted, maintaining that recognition will be linked to Turkey's position on Protocols ratification.
Dwelling on historical committee formation, he said that to the best of his knowledge, no activities to create the committee are being undertaken.
Commenting on Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's statement on possible deportation of 100 000 Armenian migrants from Turkey, Mr. Demoyan characterized it as a result of excessive nervousness. "Turkey seems unworried about the fate of thousand illegal Turkish migrants in Israel, when accusing the country of committing genocide," he said, adding that Turkey has serious problems in working out long-term strategies.
The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres, and deportations involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.
The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.
