Descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors have the right to demand compensation from Turkey as a successor of the Ottoman Empire, Egyptian scholar Ahman Abgel Avi Salami said at an international conference on Genocide, particularly on the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire held today in Yerevan.

According to him, Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide, apologize and pay compensation. It has to promise not to commit such crimes in the future. He cited an example of Germany which recognized the Holocaust and paid compensation to Jews. Turkey should do the same regarding Armenians, he added.

The scholar stressed that the Republic of Armenia has the right to file a lawsuit against Turkey protecting interests of Armenians, descendants of the Genocide survivors, who once found shelter in the territory of RA.

“U.S., France and Canada also can protect interests of the descendants residing in their territory. Legal responsibility for genocide has no time limits, while moral responsibility levels the legal one. It is mentioned in the UN resolution. However, real politics prevents from implementation of this resolution,” he concluded.