PRESS RELEASE:
Haigazian University
Mira Yardemian, Public Relation Director
Kantari – Beirut
Email: [email protected]
Conference on `Armenian Genocide Centennial: Addressing the
Implications’ at Haigazian University
Beirut, 4/2/2015 – On the occasion of the centennial commemoration of
the Armenian Genocide, and under the high patronage of the President
of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East,
Rev. Mgrdich Karageozian, a conference titled `Armenian Genocide
Centennial: Addressing the Implications’ was organized by Haigazian
University and the Armenian Genocide 100th Anniversary Commemoration
Lebanon Committee, from January 31 to Februray 1, 2015.
The auspicious opening, which was attended by ministers, members of
parliament, officials, religious leaders, and academicians, featured
guest speaker, prominent scholar and historian, Prof. Masoud Daher
from the Lebanese University, on the topic of `the Armenian Question
in the Age of Globalization: the Current Situation and its Prospects’.
The conferenced also witnessed parallel events: a worship service in
the First Armenian Evangelical Church, with a special message by
Haigazian University President, Rev. Paul Haidostian, in addition to
two Arabic book launches and presentations, `100 years of the Armenian
Genocide: 100 Testimonials’, by author Dr. Nora Arisian, and `Karabagh
Dailies, Green and Black: no War no Peace’, by author Tatul Hakobyan.
The conference convened four sessions on two consecutive days,
covering eight topics, presented by eight scholars coming from
Armenia, Turkey, Syria and Lebanon.
Panelists were Dr. Suren Manukyan on `The Demographic, Cultural,
Psychological, Geographic, Economic, Psychological and Political
Consequences of the Armenian Genocide’, Dr. Vladimir Vardanyan on
`Responsibility for the Armenian Genocide: International Legal
Obligations of the Ottoman Empire Concerning its Armenian Population’,
Dr. Zaven Messerlian on `the Reaction of the International Community
during and after the Armenian Genocide’, Dr. Saleh Zahreddine on `the
Blackmailing of Turkey by the Great Powers Regarding the Armenian
Genocide’, Prof. Arsen Avagyan on `the Relations of Turkey and the
Republic of Armenian (1991-2014), Mr. Tatul Hagopyan on `the Relations
of Turkish-Armenian non-state Actors’, Dr. Bulent Bilmez on `the
Position of the Turkish State vis-Ã -vis its Minorities (1923-2014)’,
Dr. Hranush Karadian on `the Status of the Armenians in Contemporary
Turkey: the Case of the Converted Armenians.’
Presentations and sessions were moderated by Dr. Antranig Dakessian
and Mrs. Seta Khedeshian.