We consider this to be a weaponization of the Armenian Genocide issue, and we see no need for a response here. Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan on Wednesday told this reporters at the National Assembly of Armenia, referring to the Israeli government’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

When asked why the Armenian foreign ministry does not want to react to this matter, asked whether because the Armenian Genocide is not a priority on the incumbent Armenian authorities’ foreign policy agenda, or whether because there is a constraint in terms of Armenia’s relations with Turkey, the Armenian deputy foreign minister responded: “It has already been said, and I have reiterated again why we do not see the need to react. I definitely share the [Armenian] prime minister’s opinion; that is, this is the official position of Armenia.”

Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had stated that he sees no need to react to the Israeli government’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide, as he believes that “not entering in the topic of weaponizing the Armenian Genocide is in Armenia’s interests.”

On June 28, the Israeli government unanimously approved a resolution, submitted by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.