YEREVAN.- Armenia’s national archive has published a three-volume collection of Armenian Genocide memories recorded since 1916.

The recollections of those who survived the Genocide, not only Armenians but Persians, Turks, Assyrians and Greeks, have been included in the book, archive director Amatuni Virabyan told reporters on Wednesday.

The books contain copies of archives of the countries ambassadors of which were in the Ottoman Empire. Over 400 documents will be published for the first time.

“We plan to publish additional two volumes: one of them dedicated to Armenians of Cilicia  exterminated and deported in 1918-22, the second – to Armenians living out of Western Armenia, in Constantinople and central regions of Turkey,” Virabyan said.

The archive also plans to publish 20 volumes of documents telling about Armenians’ property confiscated by the Ottoman government.

The book published with the support of Van NGO will be translated into English and Turkish during the year.

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