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for permission to mark the 50 th anniversary of
the Genocide, the USSR Central Politburo formed
a special commission—consisting of M. Suslov,
N. Podgorniy and A. Gromiko—to discuss the
issue. After considerably long deliberation, the
commission agreed to allow the commemoration
of the 50 th anniversary of the Genocide, but
through a top secret and meticulous protocol.
On March 9, 1965 the Presidium of the Central
Committee of the Armenian Communist Party

The fact that more than 20
countries have recognized
the Armenian Genocide is
a misconception, because
it has been the parliaments
that have given recognition,
not the governments. A
parliament does not have
any authority in foreign
policy. Only France has
seen both the legislative
and the executive state
bodies give recognition,
even Russia has recognized
it only on the parliamentary
level. So we should not
fool ourselves, there is
no universal recognition.
Nothing will change as long
as Turkey is still a NATO
member. If someone were to
ask me what conclusion
I have come to after