“Genocide recognition is a matter of time”
French-Armenian political scientist Albert Grigoryan says we are in a new era of fighting for Armenian Genocide recognition. According to Grigoryan, Armenia should quit "knocking" on the doors of other countries' parliaments.
"We must create a strong Armenia. We must improve our country's economic state and create workplaces," said Albert Grigoryan, adding that Armenians always look toward Armenia, even though relations don't always develop correctly.
Albert Grigoryan, who has been living and working in France for the past 14 years, has come to realize that Armenia must solve its issues on its own.
"Different people have different explanations of why the French Senate didn't approve criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial. France and Turkey have an economic balance worth billions, while France and Armenia have an economic balance worth several hundreds of millions. Which do you think is more important? To recognize the historical past of a couple of hundred citizens, or create workplaces?" said French-Armenian Albert Grigoryan.
The French-Armenian says Turkey's recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide is only a matter of time since it is still hard for the Turks to recognize the fact that their ancestors were assassins.
"At the same time, I must say that there has not been any progress made in the past 100 years. Recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide will happen only when the Turkish society completely opens up in front of the whole world," said Grigoryan.
