BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 25. Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, has come under fire from both the Armenian diaspora abroad and from within the nation for stirring up controversy by challenging the conventional account of what happened in 1915. The way the Soviet Union shaped the "Armenian genocide" and the geopolitical motivations behind this propaganda were clarified by his remarks.
Trend reports, citing the State Committee for Work with the Diaspora, that this was written by Rachel Avraham, a renowned political commentator and journalist who is the founder and CEO of the Dona Gracia Diplomacy Center. The article was published in the prominent Canadian publication THEJ.CA.
It was noted that the article titled "Nikol Pashinyan and the Events of 1915" showed that Pashinyan's speech in Davos challenged accepted historical perceptions, thereby causing both heated discussions and sharp reactions from Armenian nationalists and international observers. Expressing his skepticism about his compatriots' interpretation of the events of 1915, the Armenian Prime Minister criticized them for not abandoning the versions that had been formed for many years.
According to Pashinyan, it is crucial to comprehend the precise circumstances and rationale behind these events, as well as the reason why the "Armenian genocide" was not addressed in 1939 but abruptly became relevant in the 1950s. Within Armenia and the global Armenian diaspora, Pashinyan's statement was greeted with an extremely harsh response. He was accused of uttering "dangerous" statements that could be interpreted as a threat to the national security of Armenia. Pashinyan stated that for many years, Armenians have been exploiting the events of 1915, which are referred to as the "Armenian genocide," for political and national purposes in order to advance their interests in the world and even to inflict political harm on Turkey. Not only the Armenians, but also the Soviets, were responsible for this, according to him. This resulted in an even more vehement condemnation of the Armenian Prime Minister.
The article cites Pashinyan as claiming that the Soviet Union created the "genocide" narrative with supplementary falsehoods and that Karen Demirchyan, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia, was responsible for its dissemination. The 1950s were not mentioned by Pashinyan by chance, according to the author. Membership in NATO was granted to Turkey in 1952. Subsequently, the Soviets implemented Armenian history-based strategies to exert pressure on Turkey. The Soviet Union's hatred of the Turks and their desire to harm NATO members, who were enemies of the Soviet Union, were the root causes of this situation, rather than their desire to care for Armenians or to disclose the truth about the events of 1915. The Armenians, despite the Soviet propaganda of the "Armenian genocide" and the incorporation of mythology into the interpretation of the events, are the authors of this narrative.
The article can be read in detail at the following link:
https://thej.ca/2025/02/17/nikol-pashinyan-and-the-events-of-1915/