Most of the countries invited to the Armenian Genocide Centennial events in Yerevan have not yet responded to the invitation for not having made up their delegations to Yerevan.
Talking to ArmInfo, Ambassadors of Switzerland, Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Japan, and Germany said Yerevan's invitation is still considered by the foreign ministries of their countries to determine the composition of delegations. Nevertheless, all the diplomats assured ArmInfo that their countries will send official representatives to the events timed to the Armenian Genocide Centennial.
Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Traian Hristea told ArmInfo, the EU has not made up its delegation to the Genocide Centennial events in Yerevan. Meanwhile, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan Andrey Sorokin said the delegation to Yerevan will be headed by Ilkka Kanerva, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The decision may be changed and the OSCE may be represented at the above events at a higher level.
Belarus has already made up its delegation. Talking to ArmInfo, Ambassador Stepan Sukhorenko said the president of Belarus will attend the events timed to the Armenian Genocide Centennial. France will also be represented at the highest level.
Russian Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Volynkin said Moscow has already made up its delegation. The diplomat did not reveal the composition of the Russian delegation, saying the country will be represented at an adequate level.
The survey revealed that some countries will not send any delegations to Turkey - the country is going to celebrate the centennial of the victory in the Gallipoli Battle on the same day - April 24. Others will send their delegations for political reasons. The diplomats say the centennials of the Armenian Genocide and the Gallipoli Battle are morally incomparable events.
To recall, UK, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have already accepted Turkey's invitation to the Gallipoli event and will be represented at the highest level. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles will attend the event.