President Serzh Sarkisian criticized Turkey for refusing to acknowledge the 1915 Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire as Armenia hosted an international forum on crimes against humanity on Wednesday.
The Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide, which brought together about 600 participants from over 50 countries, began its work in Yerevan as part of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the mass killings and deportations of Armenians.
"Genocide denial is fraught with inciting a new xenophobic wave and is often accompanied by intolerance and justification of the already committed crimes of genocide," Sarkisian said in a speech at the conference. "In case of strong international pressure, denial acquires a seemingly softer yet equally dangerous nature or is dissolved in history revision campaigns."
Armenian News
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