Haykazyan University of Beirut and the Lebanese central body for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will organize on Jan 31-Feb 1 an international conference “Armenian Genocide centennial: Consequences and assignments”, sponsored by the head of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in Middle East, Megerdich Karageozian.

Suren Manukyan (The demographic, cultural, geographical, economic and political consequences of the Armenian Genocide), Vladimir Vardanyan (The elimination of the consequences of the Armenian genocide by international law), Zaven Msryan (The international community resistance during and after the Armenian genocide), Saleh Zahreddin (Genocide abuse by states against Turkey), Arsen Avagyan (Armenia-Turkey relations from 1991-2014), Tatul Hakobyan (Armenia- Turkey non-governmental relations), Bulent Bilmez (The attitude of Turkey towards minorities (1923-2014), Hranush Kharatyan (The status of Armenians in Modern Turkey: Islamized Armenians) will deliver reports with the above-mentioned titles.

Before closing the conference, the presentation of the volumes (in Arabic) “100 Arabian testimonies: The 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide” by Damascus University professor Nora Arisian and “Artsakh Diary: Green and Black” by journalist and expert at the ANI Center Tatul Hakobyan will be held.