A. VARDANYAN SAYS LET IT BE THE COST OF RECOGNIZING GENOCIDE

Panorama.am
14:47 07/10/2009

Arpi Vardanyan the director of Armenian Assembly of America Armenia
and Karabakh offices says she is aware of the opinions that related to
the normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties some Armenians of Diaspora
have some concerns that "Genocide fact is used to get money of that."

"I’ve also heard such opinions. But I don’t think it’s right. If
some people do have such mission, then let it be so," A. Vardanyan
said. Regarding the organizations carrying out lobbyist activities,
including Armenian Assembly of America, they have several objectives
and it would be good if we didn’t need them anymore.

"If Genocide is recognized, the national identity of some of them will
be destroyed. But still let it be so, let Genocide be recognized. My
mission is not only Genocide, if defining myself, I could do it. I
would be happy to see that problem solved, that Turkey finally
recognizes it and the world also," she said.

Answering to the reporter’s request that some will be left jobless
in the aftermath of normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties, she said:
"Let it be the cost of it."