“This was a Genocide, which was committed against Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks by the Turks. These mentioned genocides have played a significant role in the formation of our organization”, – said the International Association of Genocide`s president Daniel Feuerstein at global forum “Against the Crime of Genocide”, who has been in our country for the first time and considers a great honor to be here to participate in the events dedicated to 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide .He said.
– “The international community is willing to fight against genocide denial”.
Daniel Feuerstein drew attention to the fact that the genocide ultimate goal is not the individuals but the destruction of the group.
-“The perpetrators considered Armenians as not an element of earth’s history forming part and were trying to achieve homogeneity of the modern state by pan-Turkism “.
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- Feuerstein underlined that today more attention is paid to the idea of global genocide than to an understanding of others’ suffering. On the opening of the forum Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who was the first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2003-2012), noted that the existence of such a court has already shown that we are moving forward.
-“There was no such court in 1915 and in 1945 began the new international court, based on the Nuremberg events”.
He stressed that the most important challenge today is the creation of a clear position that the past life will come into concrete action.
-“Armenia is having the need to take the advantage. When the world is unified it is easy to prevent Genocide, although the one who has committed Genocide knows how to influence other countries (business, economy, etc.)”.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said this adding that they should constantly work with Armenia in order to understand how to achieve the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
– “I’m surprised we still are sitting here discussing whether the Genocide took place or not”.
Siranoush HAYRAPETYAN
