RICHARD GIRAGOSIAN: U.S. PRESIDENT WILL NOT USE WORD "GENOCIDE" IN HIS APRIL 24 ADDRESS

NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 8, 2009
YEREVAN

U.S. President Barack Obama will not use the word "Armenian Genocide"
on April 24 considering this year’s April a very dangerous period
for it. Richard Giragosian, the head of the Armenian Center for
National and International Studies, reported at the April 8 press
conference. Meanwhile he said that B. Obama is likely to assist
and accept the Congress decision on the Armenian Genocide. However,
in R. Giragosian’s opinion, recognition of the Genocide by not the
U.S., but Turkey is much more important. According to the political
scientist, though slowly, Turkey is moving towards recognition of
the Armenian Genocide.

According to R. Giragosian’s prediction, the agreement on improving
Armenian-Turkish relations will not be signed at the Turkish Foreign
Minister’s April 16 visit to Armenia. "Both sides are going to declare
it through a third country or an international organization," the
political scientist noted.

Speaking about opening of Armenian-Turkish border, R. Giragosian
said that this circumstance can be a remedy for the "corruption and
oligarch system" infection in Armenia. In his words, opening the
border poses danger for oligarches and monopolies.