April 30, 2005 - 13:12 AMT
ARMEN SMBATIAN: I AM CONVINCED RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE IN NEAR FUTURE
I am convinced that in the near future Russia will consider the issue of the Armenian Genocide recognition, Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatian stated in his online interview on OpenArmenia.com. "Russian delegation composed of political scientists, historians and officials participated in the international conference held in Yerevan recently. Russian State Duma Vice Speaker Georgy Boos as well arrived in Yerevan to take part in the events", the Armenian diplomat said.