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“Reacting to the Turkish
policy of denial takes up 80
percent of our potential and
financial resources, which we
could have spent on art and
development. Turkey has left
us with no choice. Whether
we like it or not, we are forced
to fight Turkey's propaganda.
And as more information
spreads on the Genocide, so
does misinformation. Armenian
embassies everywhere are weak
and passive. If you look at the
websites of Turkish embassies,
you will immediately find
their version of the Genocide
– they actively spread their
propaganda. They accept that,
yes, unfortunately, 200,000
Armenians were killed, but
it was during the war. They
reduce the number of victims,
add the context of the war
situation and rebellion by the
Armenians, and insist that
there never was a desire to
eliminate them, while Genocide
assumes such a desire.”

Richard Hovhannisian
Head of Armenian Studies
Department, UCL A