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  • The Kim Affect: Kardashian Visit Puts Armenia In (Media) World's Att

    THE KIM AFFECT: KARDASHIAN VISIT PUTS ARMENIA IN (MEDIA) WORLD'S ATTENTION

    NEWS | 10.04.15 | 14:51

    Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe posing for cameras in front of the
    Mother Armenia Monument in Yerevan.

    Alina Nikoghosyan
    ArmeniaNow intern

    Armenian-American television star Kim Kardashian's visit to Armenia
    has put the South Caucasus nation into an international media spotlight
    and, among other things, has prompted references to the 1915 Armenian
    Genocide in neighboring Turkey.

    Kardashian, 34, arrived in her historical homeland on Wednesday
    night along with her rapper husband Kanye West, daughter North,
    sister Khloe and cousins.

    Answering a media question at an LA airport before departing to
    Armenia, Kardashian said that her visit to Armenia is related to the
    commemoration of the Armenian Genocide centennial.

    "We are making this trip in memory to the massacres of Armenians
    perpetrated by Ottoman Turks 100 years ago. My father Robert Kardashian
    was Armenian, and the visit to Armenia is very important for us,"
    the TV star said before boarding the Armenia-bound plane.

    Head of the Eprat center Gevorg Petrosyan, who is a specialist in
    Turkish studies, said Kardashian is a strong voice also in Turkey
    where she has a large following.

    "Kim Kardashian is a top star in Turkish media, she makes headlines
    even in leading Turkish media and generally millions of Turks around
    the world follow her each step, so Kardashian's visit is another
    occasion for the subject of the Armenian Genocide to be addressed in
    Turkey," he said .

    According to Petrosyan, many Turks do not even know the location of
    Armenia and this is another chance to send a message to the Turkish
    society.

    http://armenianow.com/news/62229/kim_kardashian_armenian_genocide

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