April 24 next 2 hours to 4 am, thousands of Armenians from the United States will gather on the famous Times Square (Square) in New York to commemorate the 101th anniversary of the first genocide of the 20th century. “The son and daughters of Vartan” who organize the event indicate that during this “genocide remembrance Month” other events will be organized. Denis Papazian founder of the chair of Armenology at the University of Michigan reported that US President Barack Obama delivered in Armenian the word “Medz Yeghern” (Մեծ եղեռն) avoiding the term “genocide”, but April 24 is officially declared the day of remembrance and commemoration. “The position of the presidents of the United States is somewhat cautious because the country feared the reaction of Turkey as an important partner in the Middle East,” said D. Papazian to justify the official position of Washington.
Krikor Amirzayan