From savage tribes to Obama
The road to the genocide memorial was full of people since early morning.
The ruling elite headed by Serzh Sargsyan and the clergymen led by Catholicos Karekin II arrived in Tsitsernakaberd.
MPs, government officials, as well as representatives of the Constitutional Court, the Prosecutor General's Office and the Ministry of Defense paid their tribute and rushed to the church to take part in the liturgy for the Holy Resurrection.
"The events that took place in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century were a monstrous crime committed by savage tribes. Besides a day of remembrance, today should also be a day of commemoration because those savage tribes were not able to kill our souls," RA Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan told "A1+", adding that for the Ministry of Defense, today is also a day of commitment to do everything possible to prevent such events.
Are Armenians and the country safe today? In response, Ohanyan said Armenians' security is at the highest level since they have an army that is meeting the objective of defending Armenia and Artsakh to the fullest.
Head of the Republican faction Galust Sahakyan said he didn't really have great expectations from U.S. President Barack Obama. He was certain that Obama wasn't going to pronounce the word "genocide" and that nothing would change if he did.
Sahakyan said Armenia shouldn't focus on calling back its signatures on the Turkey-Armenia Protocols because before doing that, it must know what it wants.
ARF faction secretary Hrayr Karapetyan says Turkey should be the first to recognize the Armenian Genocide and put an end to the anti-Armenian policy that the country is leading within all international organizations. According to him, U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genocide is important in that the U.S. is a great power and many countries come to terms with its opinion.
Prosperous Armenia party secretary Aram Safaryan told "A1+" that the PAP will continue to cooperate with all international organizations that have recognized the Armenian Genocide. Safaryan said he didn't expect anything else from Obama.
