“Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is a moral responsibility first and foremost and a tribute to the memory of innocent victims. At the same time, it is an important contribution to the international efforts aimed at prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity,” stressed Armen Sarkissian.
According to him, the similarities between the fates of Armenian and Jewish people are striking and they hint that more thought should be given to the future.
“We can create that future together as two states and two peoples. Armenia is a small country but a global nation and the same can be said about Israel. I am here to set the areas for cooperation as well. Armenia attaches importance to advancing multiple fields – education, science, security, agriculture, modern technologies. As the President, I have a mission of turning Armenia into a new technological hub because we have certain advantages which make it possible. Armenia has top-class physicists and mathematicians, and good educational programs in coding,” said the President.
“I believe this visit will make very positive changes in our relations. The potential for cooperation we have is much larger than what we are fulfilling,” said Yuli-Yoel Edelstein today.