Attending other events on April 24 is not expedient, Armenian senior official says - Mediamax.am

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Attending other events on April 24 is not expedient, Armenian senior official says


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Yerevan/Mediamax/. Chief of Staff of the Armenian President, Coordinator of State Commission on Coordination of the Armenian Genocide Centennial Events Vigen Sargsyan said today that "Armenia does not find the participation of its partner states in other events on April 24 expedient”.

“We are always skeptical about the attempts to reedit the history. Not only are they vain but also dangerous. Beyond doubt, we will prompt it to all our partner states that we find their participation in events especially fitted to April 24 – the day of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide martyrs – not expedient”, Vigen Sargsyan told journalists today.

 

He added that if certain interests and benefits lead the heads of certain states to Turkey on that day (the ceremony marking the victory of Battle of Gallipoli announced on April 24 by Turkish government – Mediamax), it will “have no impact” on the commemoration ceremonies in Armenia  and around the world.

 

“We have our struggle and we lead it. We will highly appreciate our friends who will come to stand by us on that day. But we will draw our conclusions if they choose to be somewhere else on that day”, said the Chief of Staff of the Armenian President.

 

Speaking about the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, Vigen Sargsyan said that the Armenian people are mostly interested in recognitions that are conditioned by ideas and principles and not political interests and considerations.

 

 

 

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