Genocide scholar: Armenia should not reject anyone who raises the  issue of  Armenian Genocide

ArmInfo. Armenia should not reject anyone who speaks about the Armenian Genocide, as stated by genocide scholar, researcher and archivist of the Armenian Diaspora, Ara Ketibyan, during  a press conference in Yerevan on May 29.

During the event, Ketibian presented valuable research that he has  been conducting for decades on the Armenian Genocide and related  topics. Ketibian called it unacceptable that the fact of the Genocide  is no longer included in the country's foreign policy agenda, as the  current authorities of Armenia have repeatedly stated. Ketibian  believes that the efforts towards the international recognition of  the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire should be pursued with  increased vigor. He also believes that some may discuss  the Armenian  Genocide for their own selfish reasons.

"Countries that talk about the Armenian Genocide or recognize it do  not always do so for the sake of justice. Sometimes it is necessary  to gain certain advantages, for example, during elections, to secure  the necessary number of votes," Ketibian noted. To support his  statement, the genocide scholar used the example of the United  States. He noted that in the past, America's stance on the  Armenian  Genocide differed greatly from its current position. According to  Previously, American policy was guided by the principle of  "non-interference in overseas affairs."

According to the genocide scholar, such a position of the American  authorities did not stop the Armenian diaspora from advocating for  the issue, eventually leading to success. Ketibian believes that if   the current Armenian authorities fail to push this matter in the  international arena, progress could halt, and the diaspora's efforts   might lose effectiveness without state support, potentially dragging  on for decades.