Mkrtchyan: the problem of recognition of the Armenian genocide does not lose relevance

The issue of international recognition of the Armenian genocide, is still a challenge, experts say.

Anniversary of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire emphasize every year on April 24. Developments within the 100-year anniversary will begin in Armenia on March 24 And will last a month. More than 2 thousand events will be held in Russian cities, and among them in the Russian capital, said before the head of the Union of Armenians of Russia And the world Armenian Congress, member of the Council under the Russian President for international relations, goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO Ara Abrahamyan.

"The issue on the political agenda associated with the international recognition of the genocide will always be relevant," said the Director of the Institute of international law And political science Alexander Mkrtchyan on the first day of the week at a press conference in MIA " Russia Today ".

He added that the consequences of the Armenian genocide until now not been eliminated. Mkrtchyan said that during the last century, the Armenian people as the subject of the tragedy in different forms raised this issue, focused the attention of the international brotherhood And the Turkish authorities.

"In today's world, when we see the hotspots, the rupture of relations in Ukraine, the events in Odessa, Ukraine And other parts, the events in South Ossetia, when a small nation becomes the object from the tyranny of the authorities, the policies of certain countries or centers, it is even more Vsplanet the relevance And the need to raise the voice for the respect of the first in the history of genocide And prevent a repetition of this tragedy about any of the people ", - noted the analyst.

for its part, the head of the Union of Armenians of Russia Abrahamian believes that Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide for the sake of security." Turkey must recognize And eliminate the consequences of the genocide, And it will be safe for the Armenian people And for the people. And Turkey has to bear the punishment for the Genocide, " He said.

"we believe that Genocide still continues, as long as the Turkish government will not recognize the Armenian genocide And will not liquidate the consequences of the Armenian genocide," added the Minister.

He said that all Armenians of the world does not consider Turkey in the form of the enemy." And (we) are grateful to those people (in Turkey - ed), which in those days was rescued, according to our information, tens of thousands of Armenians, " said the leader of the public organization.

according to his statement, in modern Turkey intellectuals, progressive population begin to discuss this issue.

at the end of XIX - beginning of XX centuries in the Ottoman Empire carried out the harassment And persecution of Armenians, which had peaked in 1915. Armenia calls the events of the Armenian genocide.

Turkey traditionally rejects the allegations in his own address, claiming that the victims of the 1915 tragedy were both Armenians And Turks. Acute reaction of Ankara on the process of international recognition of the Armenian genocide of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire is one of the main reasons the complex relations between Turkey And Armenia.

The fact of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey recognized by many States. This is the first in 1965 did Uruguay. The Armenian genocide was also aware of the European Parliament And the world Council of churches.

The state Duma adopted in 1995 a resolution condemning the Armenian genocide of 1915-1922, In its historic homeland in Western Armenia ".


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