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    ARMENIA SET TO PUBLISH 'GENOCIDE' TESTIMONIALS

    Hurriyet Daily News
    Nov 9 2011
    Turkey

    Armenians gather to mark the 94th anniversary of the mass killings
    in this file photo. AP photo

    The National Archives of Armenia will publish three volumes containing
    eyewitness accounts of the 1915 incidents, the archival director
    announced during a press conference Nov. 8, according to Los
    Angeles-based Armenian daily Asbarez.

    "The first volume is ready and is currently being translated
    into Russian and English. The second volume is being prepared for
    publication. The first volume is devoted to the province of Van, the
    second to the province of Bitlis, the third to the province of Erzurum
    (Garin)," said Amatuni Virabyan, adding that each volume would have
    around 500 pages.

    The publication is being funded by donations. Virabyan said
    the initiative was a continuation of an effort begun in 1916 by
    legendry author Hovaness Tumanian, who formed a commission to gather
    testimonials of survivors from the 1915 incidents. These documents
    have been archived in Armenia, he added.

    Virabyan expressed hope that the effort would contribute to the
    international recognition of the 1915 incidents as "genocide."

    The archives director also said Turkey was stepping up its efforts
    to falsify history.

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