Great Britain does not recognize Armenian genocide because of close partnership with Azerbaijan- Hayk Demoyan
Great Britain does not recognize the Armenian Genocide not because of fearing to spoil relationship with Turkey, but because of close partnership with Azerbaijan, Hayk Demoyan, the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum, said today.
German lawmakers passed overwhelmingly a resolution on Thursday, June 2, recognizing the World War I massacre of Armenians by the government of the Ottoman Empire as genocide, defying Turkey's warnings that the vote could hurt ties.
"United Kingdom’s recognition of the Armenian genocide would be very important to us, but we have to remember that it does not stem from UK’s business goals," Demoyan told journalists on Monday
"The history of the UK is abundant with examples of humanism. Our museum is preparing a special exhibition of exclusive items from the archives. We want to introduce them to the British people and awaken their memory," Demoyan said.
In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the twentieth century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 43 U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. ---0----