YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. Issue on teaching Armenian Genocide courses in Swedish schools is discussed, Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of Sweden, Arshak Gavafyan mentioned in the interview with “Armenpress”. He presented the 2016 projects of the committee.

Answering to the question on what projects Armenian National Committee of Sweden plans for 2016, Mr. Arshak Gavafyan said one of the most important issues on which they are actively working is the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Swedish Government. As we know, in 2010 the Swedish Parliament recognized the genocide what happened with Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks in the Ottoman Empire but the Swedish Government did not take any steps over the mentioned issue. We work hard over this direction to achieve the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Swedish Government. This issue is on our agenda and we need to be consistent to achieve the recognition of the Armenian Genocide also by the Swedish Government.

“We are planning a very important project on teaching Armenian Genocide courses in Swedish schools. It is very significant as eventually people will be introduced with the history since their childhood,” Arshak Gavafyan noted answering to the question whether what measures the Armenian committee is taking to make the issue available in different groups of the society.