ArmInfo. Armenia conducts a correct policy on the issue of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. This opinion on April 16 at a press conference was expressed by Victor Nadein-Rayevsky, senior researcher at the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea-Caspian Region, leading researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The expert stressed that it was the inappropriate reaction to the fact of the Armenian Genocide that paved the way for new manifestations of crimes against humanity. "Armenia adheres to the absolutely correct position, one should not even allow thoughts about forgetting this terrible crime. It is Armenia's position regarding its own history, respect for the memory of ancestors paved the way for its formation as a nation, with identity and statehood," Nadein-Rayevsky said, adding that he fully supports the vector that Armenia is pursuing in this matter.
At the same time, he stated that the issue of material reimbursement of the consequences of this crime also plays a serious role in the issue of recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey. According to him, Turkey does not want to compensate anything at all. In conclusion, the Russian expert stated that Ankara is guided in any matter by the benefits that it will receive. "It is profit that plays a decisive role for Turkey in any matter," he concluded.