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YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS: New mechanisms fro introducing the truth to the world on Armenia Genocide are being developed. In this process an important role has Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. In order to get acquainted with the preparation process of the events Armenpress had a conversation with the director of Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan.
- Mr. Demoyan what works are done towards the 100th anniversary of Genocide in order to remind the world about the greatest crime?
- Now we are in the preparation stage. Many events should be organized and implemented related to the 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide and it means that those works should be started earlier including the restoration of the museum and the construction of new building, new museum exhibitions, preparation of films. They demand long lasting works which is difficult to manage during 2 or 3 years as we want something new by its quality and concept. During the period that the coordinating committee of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide operates there was implemented an intensive work. At first we managed to take part in works of some subcommittees in Lebanon, Romania, Russia, Hungary, Austria and we will soon be in Germany, Czech Republic. It is very difficult to travel all the time that’s why our diplomatic representations help us in places. The most important thing is to inject to the new generation more fighting psychology in order they understand that 2015 will only pass a relay to the next generation it will not be a finish of some process or program.
- Probably it is early to speak about the guests of the events.
- In this stage the secretariat has presented a separate program of events for 2013 and 2015. Each year the annual sessions will confirm the agenda of the next year and of course the events of 2105 will also be discussed. The official website of the state committee will operate soon, where information about all events will be put in several languages. The name of the website is not decided yet: we must present suggestion, structure and so on.
- Approximately which percent of the documents on Genocide do we have?
- It is difficult to say for certain as the factual material of each historical event is impossible to present in numbers. We should analyze in terms of content and of quantity. It is very important that in many countries are discovered photos, new documents which spray light and besides it new tomes in English which are implemented under Turkish order. Now we prepare a work for one of such tomes. They find documents and comment on them as they want. I would like to say that very interesting materials are discovered in Armenian archives too. Both in Armenian and international achieves even in Turkish ones we can discover even sensational documents but any document can not put into doubt what has happened that it had been planned in state level and the name of which is Genocide.
- About propaganda war is much spoken: in which positions are we in this sense and do we have opportunity to control the anti-propaganda?
- We can not speak about controlling as both Azerbaijan and Turkey have powerful resources in that sense. We must be able to avoid the appearance in the role of ones who defend themselves which is very important. They will certainly try to put under dispute what has taken place with the help of different books, conferences or try to distract the attention of international community. However, the Turkish side having huge resources and also Azerbaijani profit form oil manages to achieve serious results in propaganda war. Unfortunately, we have to record our flaw here that we could not create a body where the potential of Armenia and Diaspora had to be compared and it is great potential which can give crushing rebuff to Turkish-Azerbaijani propaganda.
- The interest towards fragments about Genocide is great in abroad. Did not the local producers have the idea to shoot a film?
- Many films are shot. Almost every weak we see a scenario of a film. Each author of course tries to comment his unfinished work. A serious film with value and opportunities of entering into international market is shot with serious money. We can understand that we can not shot such 5-10 films but one or two such films are enough to have a result.
- We would like you to reconfirm once more that our documents are open for study?
- The documents which we have, consultation are given free. This is one of our most important massages to the world that on this theme we work only as ones who realize commitment. All documents are reachable for everyone.
- Are there Turks or Azerbaijanis among those who study the materials?
- Some Turkish students have come and we provided them with some materials.
- The website of the museum operates also in Turkish. Is the number of Turk visitors big?
- Turkish citizens visit most of all the website of the museum. It is already an indicator which speaks that we do our work well in another audience too. In case of closed borders it is a good way to give to Turkish society true information. This is a challenge too. We must be able to give raw facts without any labeling.
- What can do an ordinary Armenian citizen in the process of the recognition of Armenian Genocide?
- Ordinary Armenian citizen first of al has the sense that a great tragedy has taken place. On April 24 he ahs to analyze his lifestyle and activities. We must unite around this idea. We should create a generation which will be able to overcome challenges and continue the struggle for the final victory of the justice.