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    PanARMENIAN.Net

    Any attempt to question historical fact of Armenian Genocide can be
    characterized as atavism
    02.05.2009 19:32 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ In connection with the information on the
    press-conference of Genocide Museum Director Hayk Demoyan (30
    Apr. 2009), the speaker himself turned to PanARMENIAN.Net saying that
    the term `genocide' gives way to manipulations. Mr. Demoyan said that
    as a result of editing the text, some of his statements were cut from
    context, acquiring a new sense. As a matter of fact, the statement
    sounds as follows:

    `I want all of us to avoid emotions. It's unclear why we get
    disappointed ahead of time and try to demonstrate complexes that have
    already fallen out of use.'

    With regard to Barack Obama's April 24 address, I see both positive
    and negative consequences. As Director of Genocide Museum-Institute
    and researcher studying Genocide issues I find that exploiting the
    term `genocide' contains a serious danger. It establishes a precedent
    for further manipulations. `Genocide', as a legal term, means a
    gravest crime. Such manipulations, I mean, promise to use or not to
    use the term or the language trainings are extremely dangerous. I
    don't view the issue in the Armenian context; I view it in a broader,
    global context. Unfortunately, mankind will survive genocides in the
    XXI century as well. As to me, I'd rather Obama hadn't promised
    anything. In such case, I would have realized everything. But when
    everything is obvious¦ to avoid saying a broken promise, I would
    characterize it as an attempt to devalue to term. In the history of
    mankind, genocide means a gravest crime. Hence, any manipulation of
    the term is extremely dangerous. And I don't view the problem in the
    Armenian context. I view it in a broader, global context.

    With regard to positive consequences, I would first of all mention
    that Obama is a quite charismatic personality. I think, the rumors
    about his statement, i.e. that Obama didn't use the word, swaying his
    electoral pledge, will attract more public attention to the Armenian
    Issue and Armenian Genocide Studies. In this respect, I find it a
    positive phenomenon, as it may help raise international community's
    awareness of Armenian Genocide. I don't only mean the American
    community; I speak about the international community on the whole.

    Besides, if we look back to the past 20 years, and draw comparisons
    with the present-day reality, we'll see an unprecedentedly high level
    of awareness, a greater number of scientific studies and, of course,
    international recognition. Currently, any step and even dream or hope
    to question the historical fact of Armenian Genocide can be
    characterized as atavism, reversion to a more primitive state, which
    may but arouse irony and nothing more".
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