YEREVAN. - No one may teach Armenians whether there was Genocide or there was not, said Argentinean businessman of Armenian origin Eduardo Ernekian.

We should not be concerned over others’ attitude towards this crime, Ernekian told RFE/RL. However, judgment made by independent institution after 10-year investigation is important.

“This decision will enable all Armenians affected by the Genocide to present demands to the Turkish state, thus lifting Armenia’s burden,” he said.

Ernekian considers the decision of Argentine judge should serve as a basis for making similiar judgments in other countries.

Last Friday Argentine federal judge Norberto Oyarbide declared that “the Turkish state committed the crime of Genocide against Armenian people between 1915 and 1923”.