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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   28 March 2024

Denial is continuation of crime: Armenia fights against genocides – says President Sargsyan

Denial is continuation of crime: Armenia fights against genocides – says President Sargsyan

YEREVAN, MARCH 14, ARMENPRESS. Armenia fights for not only the universal recognition of the Armenian Genocide, but also against all genocides in general, President Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with the Spanish EFE news agency, reports “Armenpress”.

“Yes, we consider that the denial is the continuation of the crime. And we believe that it is impunity and denial that give birth to new crimes”, the President said.

He stated that the current Turkish leadership is being strictly criticized for their denial policy. “Our accusation is not directed to the Turkish people. Furthermore, we didn’t aim to raise anti-Turkish hysteria in our country or in the entire world. I think the commemoration ceremonies of the Armenian Genocide didn’t have any influence on the Armenian-Turkish relations since those relations exist directly”, President Sargsyan said.

The Armenian President recalled the promotion of contacts and long-lasting talks between the Armenian and Turkish diplomats in 2008. “Then we signed two documents, and this signing was held with the presence of Foreign Ministers of three countries that are permanent members of the UN Security Council, and we waited until the Turks ratify the documents. Ratification was planned both in the Turkish and the Armenian parliaments. We wait for it till now. And we are confident that Turkey will not ratify the documents since it is known for quite a long time that the Turks very clearly and loudly expressed their opinion: today they link the Armenian-Turkish relations with the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations. They propose preconditions to us. We don’t announce the Genocide recognition by Turkey as a precondition, we ourselves are not ready to accept any precondition by Turks. In the 21st century the states must have relations. We say let’s establish diplomatic relations, then we will discuss every issue related to the bilateral relations”, President Sargsyan said.

 








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