 Yerevan,
November 10, ArmenPress: A spokesman for Armenian foreign ministry said
Armenia's policy for international recognition of the 1915 genocide has
not changed and remains one of its foreign policy priorities. His comment
came in response to Azeri and Turkish media reports that Yerevan may be
considering a shift in its policy to help normalization of ties with Turkey.
The reports claimed the shift may be indicated by lack of a regular reference
to the genocide in next year's draft budget sent to parliament for approval.
The spokesman, Hamlet Gasparian, told ArmenPress that the draft budget has
no relation to Armenia's consistency and decisiveness to continue the campaign
for international recognition of the genocide. (By the way, no previous
budget has ever had a special clause earmarking such expenditures).
"The international recognition of the Armenian genocide does not refer
to Armenia or Armenians alone, it refers to the entire humanity and it cannot
be placed within a budget or other financial calculations," Gasparian
said. |
