YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. Author of three works on the theme of the Armenian Genocide, member of the French Bar Association Sevak Torosyan thinks that the decline of the Armenian Genocide survivals greatly influences the legal aspect of the issue.

“It’s necessary to find new ways of struggle. I have always been convinced that it’s only the international court towards which we should work. The rest are mere talks. I will never feel like a victim and have never felt so. We definitely have a problem but we strive for truth”, “Armenpress” reports Sevak Torosyan saying. He stressed that the Ottoman Empire has not demised and Erdoğan’s policy is its continuation.

The Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized and acknowledged by eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions and the decisions of numerous states and international organizations.

There are numerous documents considering the massacres of the Armenian people as a pre-planned and thoroughly implemented act of genocide. Organizations like the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, a number of UN Committees, the World Council of Churches, MERCOSUR parliament and others acknowledged the Armenian Genocide.

Many countries have recognized the Armenian Genocide: Uruguay is the first country that acknowledged the Genocide in 1965. The following countries have condemned and recognized the massacre of Armenians as a genocide based on international law: France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Uruguay, Argentina (2 laws, 5 resolutions), Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Vatican, Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, Australia’s state of New South Wales, 45 US states.