Efforts of Turkish- Azerbaijani lobby discussed during Congress of Armenians of

YEREVAN. – The third Congress of the Armenians of Europe raised the questions important for Armenia, ARF Dashnaktustyun member said.

Giro Manoyan, Director of the International Secretariat of Armenia’s opposition ARF Dashnaktsutyun Yerevan Bureau, said speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, Karbakh President Bako Sahakyan and Archbishop Noravan participated in the congress.

“During the first day participants discusses issues related to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,” Manoyan told reporters on Friday.

The delegates stressed the need to move from recognizing the genocide to a demand for compensation.

On the same day, the state of the Armenian communities in 30 European countries was discussed. Another issue included in the agenda was the efforts of the Turkish- Azerbaijani lobbying organizations. In this context, the Congress stressed the need for cooperation of various Armenian organizations.

“During the first day of the Congress also discussed the status of the Armenians in Syria and the problems of Javakheti Armenians,” Manoyan said, adding that the Congress was attended by around 170 delegates.