ANC never raised issue of international recognition of Armenian  Genocide being at core of Armenia`s foreign policy - Levon Zurabyan

ArmInfo. The Armenian National Congress has never raised the issue of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide being at the core of Armenia's foreign policy,  as they feared that this issue could become a bargaining chip in the  geopolitical games of global actors.  This was stated to journalists  by ANC Deputy Chairman and RA Prime Ministerial Candidate Levon  Zurabyan on April 24.

According to him, everyone witnessed how the issue of international  recognition of the Armenian Genocide found its way onto Armenia's  foreign policy agenda. Meanwhile, this issue concerns Turkey's  responsibility. "This isn't just a question for the Armenian people;  all of humanity will and does demand an answer from Ankara. We  shouldn't turn this into a matter of Armenian-Turkish relations; this  is, I repeat, a problem for all of humanity," Zurabyan said.

Responding to a question about how the ANC's position differs from  that of the country's ruling Civil Contract party, the Deputy  Chairman of the Armenian National Congress noted that the memory of  the victims of the Armenian Genocide must be upheld at the highest  level. In 1995, the year of the 80th anniversary of the Armenian  Genocide, Zurabyan continued, two important events took place: the  construction of the Armenian Genocide Museum and the first major  international conference, attended by leading scholars and historians  from around the world. At that conference, the first President of the  Republic of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, described the events of the  early 20th century as a grave crime and a provocation against  humanity. "I recommend you read this speech; we will post it on  social media today so that everyone can draw conclusions from this  assessment," the ANC deputy chairman noted, adding that the party  will always honor the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide  in its policies, as evidenced by the ANC slogan at today's event in  Tsitsernakaberd, namely, "Memory cannot be erased."