Tigran Mkrtchyan participates in  panel discussion "Genocide Studies Teaching Policy  "

ArmInfo. Ambassador of Armenia to Greece Tigran Mkrtchyan took part in a panel discussion titled "Genocide Studies Teaching Policy "  at the Public Theater in the Kallithea area of Athens as part of a two-day conference  "You are a Son of Rigas Pheraios", dedicated to the memory of Michalis Charalampidis.

As reported by the press service of the Armenian Embassy in Greece, the panel discussion was led by Nina Kasimati, a member of the Greek Parliament and  the Greece-Armenia Friendship Group.  During the interactive discussion, Mkrtchyan shared information about the Global Forums Against the Crime of Genocide organized by Armenia, highlighting its importance in raising  awareness about the genocide. He noted that since gaining independence, the Armenian government has been hosting scientific events focused on the Armenian Genocide with the participation of international partners and scholars.  These events took place in 1995, 2005 and 2010.

The diplomat pointed out that since the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in 2015, the organization of  events has been institutionalized, receiving the name Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide. The most recent forum took place in December 2024.  "It was noted that as Armenians, as survivors of the Genocide,  see the importance of raising public awareness about it in a broader context. They feel a moral obligation to promote the prevention of genocide on an international scale," the statement of the Armenian Embassy in Greece further reads.

The Ambassador also referred to the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as an important event, which, at the suggestion of the Armenian side, established December 9 as the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide.  He pointed out that the Global Forums hosted by Armenia are organized in partnership with the Office of the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and the International Association of Genocide Scholars.

The Ambassador of Armenia noted that one of the most important factors in the prevention of crimes against humanity is the remembrance of genocides. Mkrtchyan expressed confidence that by making memorial events more universal, more people would remember past atrocities, and have hope future genocides could be prevented, even in conditions where the  "never again" principle is disregarded.