Vartan Oskanian labels online documents regarding  Armenia- US  Congress negotiations on Armenian Genocide recognition as fake

ArmInfo.  The fake news circulating on social networks regarding the diplomatic negotiations in the US Congress in 2007 on the recognition of the Armenian  Genocide, is not based on the Wikileaks files. Former Armenian  Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian wrote this on his Facebook page,  presenting several key comments on this issue.

The diplomat emphasized that the author of the message, to which the  distributors of fake news refer, is simply lying. The former head of  the Armenian Foreign Ministry clarified that the comments and  conclusions cannot be based on the original content of the Wikileaks  document and the essence of the discussions reflected in it. To back  up his statement, he provided the document as evidence.  He also   pointed out that at that time, relations between the United States  and Turkey were tense. "The US envoy arrived in Armenia with a  request for assistance in postponing the recognition of the Armenian  Genocide in Congress. The main goal of the discussions was to shift  US pressure from Armenia to Turkey.  Those who criticize the ideas  outlined in the document do not understand the essence and goals of  diplomacy," Oskanian noted.

Further, the ex-minister noted that the disseminators of these  falsehoods are the same people who previously welcomed the surrender  of Artsakh to Azerbaijan and tried to deny the Armenian Genocide.   According to him, they are in a precarious position and are  unsuccessfully trying to shift blame onto others.  "Today they are  simply hanging in the balance, trying in vain to blame others,  particularly, those who have secured Artsakh's right to  self-determination through a referendum and under whose leadership 15  states recognized the Armenian Genocide. We can only feel sorry for  them, but its critical to  ensure that they are kept away from the  levers of power. The harm they have caused to Armenia and all  Armenians has already exceeded astronomical proportions," Vartan  Oskanian concluded.