THIS DAY LAST YEAR: WILL OBAMA RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE?

Tert
Oct 20 2009
Armenia

On October 20, 2008, Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun,
or ARF-D) representative Giro Manoyan had said that American President
Barack Obama would recognize Armenian Genocide, Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev paid a business visit to Yerevan, and Einstein’s gold
watch sold for much more than anticipated.

If Obama Elected President the US will Recognize Armenian Genocide,
Says ARF-D Representative

"If Obama is elected president, there’s a big possibility that the
US will recognize the Armenian Genocide," Director of ARF-D Bureau’s
Political Affairs and Armenian Cause (Hay Dat) Office Giro Manoyan
stated on this day last year.

According to him, after the American presidential elections, a
change in the political approach toward the region will be apparent
in the US. As to the US’s position in Nagorno-Karabakh issue, Manoyan
believed that there wouldn’t be much change in that respect.

Dmitry Medvedev Arrived in Yerevan

At the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Yerevan on a business visit.

President Sargsyan met the high-ranking official at Zvartnots
International Airport.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Armenia’s Ambassador
to Russia Armen Smbatyan, and Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia Nikolay
Pavlov were also at the airport. The delegation headed by the Russian
president included Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Minister
of Transport Igor Levitin, Minister of Energy Sergey Shmadko, heads
of Russian entities, and Armenian businessmen.

Further, the Armenian president organized an official dinner in honour
of the Russian president at the presidential office.

Einstein’s Watch Was Sold

The gold watch belonging to Albert Einstein was sold at the internet
auction at about 600,000 USD. The purchaser of the Swiss watch wished
to remain unknown.

The organizers of the auction were initially expecting to get
20,000-30,000 USD. But their expectations were exceeded significantly.