HAYK DEMOYAN: WE WILL REMIND OBAMA THAT U.S. HISTORY IS LINKED TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.11.2008 16:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The first-ever film about the Armenian Genocide,
The Auction of Souls, was shot 90 years ago.

"The film was shot by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was screened in Plaza
Hotel in New York in 1918. We are negotiating with the Armenian
community in the U.S. to screen the film in this hotel again,"
Hayk Demoyan, director of the Armenian Genocide museum, told a news
conference today.

He also reminded that Near East Relief philanthropic organization,
which rendered a $118-million assistance to Armenians during the
massacre, will mark its 90th anniversary in 2009.

"Marking these dates we will remind U.S. President-elect barrack
Barack Obama that the U.S. history is linked to the Armenian Genocide,"
Mr. Demoyan said.