Turkey convening several international conferences on the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire evidences the country finally understood the process of recognition of the Armenian Genocide by parliaments of different countries, even those like Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, where there the Armenian communities are not large, has gathered speed, Director of Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Doctor of Historical Science Ashot Melkonyan told PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. In his words, Armenian scholars not participating in conferences on Armenian Genocide in Turkey just convinces the parliaments of countries, which recognized the Genocide that they were right. «If we bring the matter to historical debate with Turks, we will indirectly express distrust to states, which believed us. I want to remind that the sadly known Armenian-Turkish Reconciliation Commission, which existed from 2001 to 2003, suspended recognition of the Genocide. As soon as it was disbanded, literally in 15 days the Swiss Parliament acknowledged the Armenian Genocide,» Melkonyan said.

Speaking of trials of journalists in Turkey, Ashot Melkonyan remarked it may be inspired by Turkish authorities themselves. «Taner Akcam, the Armenian press likes referring to, does what he is told by Ankara. It is like a pilot balloon and at the same time a curtsey towards Europe, aimed to show Turkey takes the way of democratic development and it has freedom of speech. In actual fact everything can turn out quite the contrary,» Melkonyan emphasized. In his words, Turkey choosing the way of canceling the «taboo» of the Armenian issue means nothing. «Turkey just tangles cards in Europe,» he said.