Electronic database of Armenian Genocide victims, survivors to be created

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. An electronic database of the survivors and victims of the Armenian Genocide will be created in Armenia, the Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Harutyun Marutyan said at a press conference.

“The creation of the electronic database is among our priority tasks, and the main goal is to [record] the names and biographical data of the survivors and victims of the genocide in the database,” Marutyan said.

The process is carried out with state support.

The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute has applied to the State Science Committee for next steps.

The process could take 10-15 years, according to Marutyan.

Now, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute is also working in direction of introducing the Armenian Genocide History subject for high school and university students.