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"Armenian Genocide: From Recognition to Compensation" international conference was held February 23 in Antelias Mother Cathedral with participation of Armenia and foreign lawyers, political scientists, genocide research specialists and representatives of different structures.
As an official from the Catholicostate of the Great House of Cilicia told Armenpress, Nora Bayrakdaryan, lecturer of international law during the conference, said it is already 100 years justice has not been restored in the issue of Armenian Genocide, and discussed the issue from judicial, legal viewpoints and human rights forwarding the idea of claimant.
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, stressing the wording "genocide", cited from U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. He said the church-owned estates and community properties seized by the Ottoman authorities must be returned by Turkey to its real owner – Catholicostate of the Great House of Cilicia.
Judge of international judicial institution Joe Verhov noted he has read numerous studies and books about Armenian Genocide and is surprised at the denial position of Turkey.