Forecast: Biden`s recognition of the Armenian genocide would not  affect Armenia in any way

ArmInfo.The recognition by US President Joe Biden of the fact of the Armenian Genocide will have virtually no impact on Armenia's international position, in  particular, on Yerevan's relations with Ankara and Baku. Director of  the Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan expressed a similar  opinion to ArmInfo.

In the light of his forecast regarding the absence of special changes  in the foreign policy of Armenia, the political scientist noted that  any negotiations between Turkey and Armenia are not being conducted  today.  Moreover, negotiations, in fact, are not being conducted with  Azerbaijan either. Moreover, according to Iskandaryan's assessments,  by and large, it is the desire of Baku to bind itself to the Armenian  Genocide issue that creates a mutual conditionality of the  Armenian-Turkish problems with the problems between Azerbaijan and  Artsakh.

In general, the political scientist assesses Baku's position in  solidarity with Ankara as astonishing. Since, in his opinion,  Azerbaijan has nothing at all to do, let alone any relationship with  the Armenian Genocide in Turkey.

On April 24, US President Joe Biden used the term "genocide" in his  statement on the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the  Ottoman Empire. "Every year on this day, we remember the lives of all  those who died during the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman era, and  we again pledge to prevent the repetition of such atrocities.  Starting from April 24, 1915, after the arrest of the Armenian  intelligentsia and community leaders in Constantinople by the Ottoman  authorities, 1.5 million Armenians were deported, killed or sent to  their death in a campaign of extermination. The American people honor  all Armenians who died as a result of the genocide that began 106  years ago, "the US President said.

"At the international level, everything is also quite predictable.  For many years, many countries of the world, one after another, have  recognized the genocide. And Turkey also periodically takes offense  at these countries. But then all this passes. Accordingly, I do not  expect any special, extraordinary changes in the relations between  the United States and Turkey, which, among other things, are also  NATO allies, "he said.

Assessing the situation, in general, as rather difficult, Iskandaryan  does not think that the recognition by the United States of the  historical fact of the genocide against the Armenians can seriously  complicate even the relations between Washington and Ankara. In this  light, he noted that the same recall of the Turkish ambassador from  Washington will not change anything, recalling that Ankara behaved in  a similar way in relations with the same Switzerland and France,  which does not prevent Turkey from excellent cooperation with these  countries today. Moreover, the latter not only recognized the  genocide, but also criminalized its denial on their territory.  

The political scientist explains the lack of recognition of the fact  of the Armenian Genocide by other countries exclusively for political  and economic reasons. Turkey is a rather influential country and many  countries are not particularly keen to spoil relations with it,  taking into account Ankara's hysterical perception of historical  realities. At the same time, according to Iskandaryan, in general,  there are no people in the world who deny the fact of the Armenian  Genocide. As there are no serious historians who deny this historical  fact, apart from Turkish sources, of course.