Artak Shakaryan notes increase of Armenians’ legal conscience in Genocide losses compensation

YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS: The claim on the compensation submitted by the American Armenians to the US Federal Court against the Turkish Government, served as the basis so that the Americans and the Turkish people once again remember the Armenian Genocide and the territories snatched from the Armenians. On April 30 this opinion was expressed by the expert on Turkish affairs Artak Shakaryan during the press conference. “Right, the American Court rejected the claim of the American Armenians and it is bad on one hand, but on the other hand, it showed that the level of the legal conscience of the Armenians has raised, thus enabling to institute a suit and demand for compensation”, - said the expert on Turkish affairs, as reported by Armenpress.

Artak Shakaryan notes that the US Federal Court rejected the claim, because it did not want to spoil the American-Turkish relations. “It is not a secret that the United States have considerable political benefits from Turkey, so it is clear why the Court rejected the claim”, - said the Turkish expert.

He expressed his hope that such claims will be submitted in the future as well not only to American courts but also the Turkish ones. “The territories and properties belonging to Armenians are of great number in Turkey, in which the Turkish people develop their businesses, so it is quite important so that they know who are the real owners of those territories”, - said the expert on Turkish affairs Artak Shakaryan.