Ottoman Turks perpetrated genocide against Armenians in 1915, says Iran's vice president

Ottoman Turks perpetrated genocide against Armenians in 1915, says Iran's vice president
16:49 • 26.08.10
What Ottoman Turks perpetrated against Armenians a century ago constituted genocide, said Iain’s Vice President Hamid Baghaei, reports Regnum, citing the Iranian news agency IRNA.“Ottoman Empire committed genocide 100 years ago, in 1915, and today when the Ottoman Empire does not exist, the Armenian Government demands an official apology and compensation from today’s Turkey,” Mr Baghaei said at a conference on 25 August as he delivered a speech focusing on the damages Iran suffered during the World War II. “We must keep track of this issue in the international community, because otherwise we’ll owe our people,” Mr Baghaei was quoted as saying. “That issue is a matter of consistency from a historical and judicial viewpoint. If we have so far failed to pay attention to it that must have been our weakness.”
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