Sharmazanov: Position of Turkey does not inspire optimism

“Turkey will recognize the Armenia Genocide sooner or later, they cannot lie endlessly,” the vice speaker of Armenian parliament Edward Sharmazanov told reporters at Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex.

In his words, only 15 years ago nobody in Turkey spoke about the Armenian Genocide, whereas today this issue is discussed by Turkish intelligentsia.

He underlined the necessity of fighting for human rights so that such crimes will not be committed anymore. “Yet the position of Turkey does not inspire optimism,” Sharmazanov said, adding that any changes in the thinking of the Turkish authorities will hardly occur within two years.

He expressed an opinion that Turkish statesmen should follow the example of their intelligentsia who accepted the dark pages of their history.