ARMENIANS’ ATTEMPT TO BUILD ‘ARMENIAN GENOCIDE’ MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON FAILED
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
June 26 2007
Armenians’ attempts to build a museum dedicated to ‘Armenian genocide’
in Washington resulted in their suing one another, APA’s US bureau
reports.
Florida resident Armenian Jerar Kafesjian seven years ago decided
to build a museum in Washington in memory of so called Armenian
genocide. He purchased a building next to the White House that
previously belonged to Washington National Bank for $4million for
that purpose.
The Armenian Assembly of America undertook to give $500 million for
the constructing of said museum. However, the Assembly failed to pay
the sum to Jerar Kafesjian in the past seven years showing various
pretexts. Kafesjian appealed to the US federal court on April 26,
this year demanding repayment of the amount spent on the project
and sued the Armenian Assembly of America. The claimant requested
$18-20million instead of $4million explaining this with the rise in
the building of the Washington National Bank during this period.
Lawyer Timothy Thornton for Kafesjian called the Armenian Assembly
"a group of idlers and intriguers". The lawyer said his client will
struggle against this Assembly till the end. He added the planned
museum on ‘Armenian genocide’ will hardly come true. The first court
hearing has been fixed to August 23 this year.