YEREVAN. – The Armenian Genocide’s recognition issue is juridical, and not historical, turkologist Artak Shakaryan told news reporters Tuesday, when visiting capital Yerevan’s Armenian Genocide Memorial, Armenian News-NEWS.am journalist informs.  

He stressed that this issue does not resolve with a mere acknowledgment, since the matter of compensation will clearly come about.

In Shakaryan’s words, the fact that numerous countries have recognized the Armenian Genocide bespeaks that the issue has transferred from one dimension to another, and now the society speaks more about moral, financial, and territorial reparations.    

“Genocide is a crime, and it must be investigated and condemned. And the perpetrators must be brought to account,” the turkologist said.