Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Yerevan will not issue an official response to Israel's government decision to recognize the 1915 events as genocide, and rejected using the matter as a political tool, according to reports.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated Tuesday morning that Yerevan rejects the 'politicization of the 1915 events' and will not issue an official response to the Israeli cabinet's decision to recognize them as genocide. The statement, reported by Israeli media, comes two days after the Israeli government unanimously approved Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's proposal to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide — a historic policy reversal that ended decades of diplomatic restraint.
As The Zioneer reported, the decision drew swift condemnation from Azerbaijan, Israel's close strategic partner, which called the recognition a 'distortion of history.' Turkey also denounced the move. Pashinyan's cool response echoes earlier signals from Armenia's president, who reportedly expressed a lack of enthusiasm over the recognition.
The Armenian leader's stance appears aimed at avoiding an escalation with Turkey and Azerbaijan, both of which have rejected the genocide designation. Pashinyan's phrasing — rejecting the 'use of the events as a political weapon' — aligns with long-standing Armenian diplomatic caution regarding international recognition efforts, even as Yerevan officially seeks global acknowledgment of the genocide.
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