BEST WAY OF SETTLING CONFLICTS IS ARMISTICE DIALOGUE: DALAI LAMA ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Yerevan, January 16. ArmInfo. The modern world, unlike the past,
recognizes the rights of each community, including indigenous nations,
to preserve their national and cultural originality, Dalai Lama XIV,
said in his interview with the Armenian TV company, answering the
question whether the recognition and condemnation of the Armenian
Genocide is a necessary condition for the further development of the
humanity. Armenia is quite a large community with ancient history,
and certainly has the right to preserve its national originality and
culture, he said.
He said that today the best way of settling conflicts is an armistice
dialogue. And here the ability to forgive is of much importance. To
forgive is not to forget what happened in the past. He said that it
is meaningless to harbor a grudge, it is more expedient to work out
a mutually acceptable decision, he concluded.
Touching upon the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, he said that he is unaware
of the details. According to him, there must be a similarity between
the Nagorno-Karabakh and Tibetan issues, but there also must be some
differences. Asked how important it is today for countries to join
various unions, Dalai Lama said that nations’ self-determination and
preservation of cultural heritage is of much importance.