YEREVAN. – The digitization and distribution of materials on the Armenian Genocide is very important for their conservation and access to them, the director of Armenia’s Genocide Museum Institute Hayk Demoyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am, commenting on the joint project of the Institute of Armenian Studies at the University of Southern California and the Foundation "Shoah", founded by world famous film director Steven Spielberg.

“The project should have started last year but there were some problems,” Hayk Demoyan mentioned.

According to him, there is not any specific timetable for the project, much depends on financing.

Hayk Demoyan refused to inform whether Turkey conducts any action against this event. However, the source of Armenian News-NEWS.am informed that Turkey reacted negatively to the project.