The answer of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on the question at National Assembly

Question: According to some publications, Foreign Minister of Israel Liberman has said that the term Holocaust is not applicable for the Armenian Genocide. I would like to have a comment on this matter.

Answer: First of all, nobody uses the term Holocaust to describe Armenian Genocide.

Armenian Medz Eghern is described by the term «Genocide». And not only because that dozens of countries and international organizations have recognized Armenian Genocide.

When Raphael Lemkin suggested the term “Genocide” for the first time, he was referring to the example of the Armenian Medz Eghern. Later this term stared to be used by different international organizations, in diferent international documents.

I would also like to remind that director of  Jerusalem Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Israel Charny has said that it is time to end this game of words, this charade and that Israel has to finally recognize the Armenian Genocide.

While saying this Charny was not guided by whichever political considerations.  Everyone realises in Israel that Charny knows too well the meaning of the Holocoust and the Genocide.