ISSN 1829-4618

GENOCIDE OF THE ARMENIANS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: LAST WEEK OF MAY, 1915

By: Ruben Safrastyan, Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA

The article will be centered on the last week of May 1915. This week was largely rich in events and needed a detailed study. At the beginning of the week the Entente powers - France, Great Britain and Russia issued a Joint Declaration, sharply condemning the massacre of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. In a few days it was followed by the adoption of the “Resolution” and “The Law” of deportation by the Ottoman government. In the meantime, Turkey, led by Germany, began preparations for diplomatic response of Ottoman government to the Declaration.

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