YEREVAN. – The results of the contests, which were held in the lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, were announced on Friday.

Awards were set for the publication of scientific articles, about the Armenian Genocide, by Armenian and foreign nationals.

The three winners of these contests will be awarded 400,000 drams (approx. $975), each, and these winners are:  

1) Vahram Ayvazyan, for his work entitled “Genocide: Intent, Corroboration and Typology.”

2) Tigran Sarukhanyan, for his study entitled “Public Evidence of Armin T. Wegner (1886-1978) During the First World War and the Armenian Genocide.”   

3) Tajik Shavkat Kasymov, for his article entitled “An Example of the Armenian Genocide and the Role of the Millet [Nation] System in its Execution.” 

To note, these contests aim to encourage those dealing with genocide studies and bringing this matter to the international arena.