ArmInfo. Of course, the adoption by the House of Representatives and the US Congress of a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide played a significant role in this process. Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, turkologist Ruben Safrastyan stated this at a press conference on February 7.
He emphasized that close to April 24 we will finally see the work of the Armenian lobby on the issue of recognition of the Armenian Genocide. "Our specialists should prepare, as the events taking place in the Middle East are similar to the events that took place at the beginning of the 20th century, when the Treaty of Sevres was signed, aimed at creating a Christian state in northern Turkey," the expert emphasized.
Safrastyan noted that it is possible that we are on the verge of big changes. In his opinion, the Armenian issue may again be on the agenda, but it will have a slightly different nature, since today there is already an Armenian state in the world. "I think that Armenia, using "soft power", can push its agenda in public and political circles of many countries of the world," the expert said. He also noted that the United States began to reckon with Russia's position on strategic issues. "The developments in the Middle East are clearly signaling that we should prepare for any, even very unexpected scenarios," Safrastyan emphasized.
It should be noted that according to the Treaty of Sevres, Turkey was supposed to transfer to Armenia a territory of 103. 599 sq. M. km: two-thirds of the Van and Bitlis vilayets, almost the entire Erzurum vilayet, most of the Trebizond vilayet, including the port. Having united with the Republic of Armenia existing in the Transcaucasus, an independent united Armenian state would have a territory with an area of more than 150 thousand sq. M. km, with access to the Black Sea. However, Turkey has not complied with the terms of this agreement.