TURKEY OVERACTS TO THE UPCOMING OPENING OF AMERICAN MUSEUM OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN WASHINGTON AND TRYING TO PREVENT IT

arminfo
2008-08-05 16:42:00

ArmInfo. Turkey overacts to the upcoming opening of American Museum
of Armenian Genocide in Washington and trying to prevent this event
scheduled for 2010, Director of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute
Hayk Demoyan told ArmInfo. ‘I think such attempts will continue. But
their number is growing which arouses concern. Official Ankara cannot
but feel concern about the second Genocide Museum that will occur
not far from the White House’, he said.

He outlined the great attention of Turkey to his recent visit to the
future building of the museum in Washington since it is already a real
step for development of the future exposition of the museum. H. Demoyan
mentioned that almost every year the Turkish Embassy in the USA
exerts pressure of the USA demanding removal of materials on Armenian
Genocide from the Holocaust Museum. However, the Museum honorably
sustains the Turkish pressure and do not yield to these demands.

The museum building was acquired on the funds of famous philanthropist
Gerard Cafesjian and Hovnanyan Family. Twenty countries have already
recognized Armenian Genocide particularly, Uruguay, Russia, France,
Lithuania, low chamber of Italian Parliament, over 40 of the United
States, the parliaments of Greece, Cyprus, Argentine, Belgium, Wales,
National Council of Switzerland, Canada House of Commons and Polish
Seim, as well as a number of international organizations.