I think that any country should deal with its own history, that is obvious and I do not think that in this regard I or the Republic of Armenia are something unique. We always deal with our history, but it is important to record where, how and for what purpose to use the knowledge that history gives us. And it is also important to see the messages, to perceive the messages that history gives us. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said this in an interview with Turkish media.

"You know, there is such an expression that lessons should be learned from history, but that lesson is not written on any page of history, that is, no history says that this happened, this happened, this happened, this happened, now pay attention - the lesson is the following, the conclusion is the following, that is, there is no such conclusion in history and it is a matter of political choice and political perception what lesson to learn and how to perceive history, how to use history. It is very important to use history as a source of knowledge, as a source of understanding about the present and the future, as a source of knowledge and information for building today and the future.

These are issues of political choice, because you know, when we talk about history and the lessons learned from history in any environment, there will always be a dispute, because everyone will perceive history from their own political perspective. I mean within the society, even within the same society. And, by the way, let me tell you that history itself is perhaps one of the most important political sciences or disciplines, and therefore, the perception of history is also in some sense a matter of political perception.

And what is the meaning and perception or reason for that conversation, because as you mentioned, yes, I often talk about history and my main message is the following both in Armenia and when talking to our compatriots in the Diaspora, that a demarcation must be made between history and today, and history and this day cannot be perceived in the same way, because this day is this day, history is history. We can't not have boundaries between the future and history, because in my understanding, the future should not be the mirroring of history, but the future is an opportunity to correct history or make better the pages of history which we want to make better. But this is also a matter of political choice.

I want us to understand this nuance correctly, there is no absolute truth in history, history, any perception of history is a political perception. This is true in general, but there are political forces that have their own recognized absolute truths about history precisely by political choice. There are societies, there are states that have their own absolute truths about history. And this is also undeniable.

And therefore, my understanding is that we must use our lessons from history to serve the interests of our state today, the Republic of Armenia, the state interest and the interests of the future. And by the way, I will tell you that in my understanding, this conversation is ripe both in Armenia and in the Diaspora, but I want to emphasize again that it is not about changing history or denying history. It is about changing our applied perception of history. Why, as what resource should history be used, what knowledge should be gained from history, which is not an easy question, but I am convinced that it is necessary.

This is necessary, and my contacts show that this conversation is ripe, but it is also important that this conversation matures not only within Armenia or among Armenians, but also in a regional context, because that is also an issue. What do we use history for? So that historical confrontations become eternal, or are historical confrontations a message for us to build a peaceful, cooperative, regionally stable future? I am the supporter of this second perception," - Pashinyan said.