On October 30, within the scope of the events dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Union of Iranian-Armenian Writers gathered the literary society at Shahbazian Hall of Ararat Armenian Sport and Cultural Organization to participate in the forum/roundtable discussion entitled “Stating Claims”. The forum provided the opportunity to listen, discuss and exchange views on not only the speeches that were given, but also topics that were not related to the speeches.

As reports Hayern Aysor, citing Iran’s Alik Daily, the presence of President of the Union of Writers of Armenia Eduard Militonyan at this one-day forum served as a new impetus for outlining the framework of issues that exist in the field of literature today. Where there is progress in this field, the same can’t be said for creativity since, as some of the speakers mentioned in their speeches, the topic of the Armenian Genocide is not limited to only the description of the events and the realities that brilliant Armenian poets have described with their leaps of thought.

Today, the topic needs to be presented in a new way, transforming the cries about the tragedy in an artistic manner to the struggle for claims, allowing people to think more rationally about the Armenian Genocide. Despite the fact that opinions on this vary, this forum made it clear that these issues still need to be examined in-depth.

President of the Union of Iranian-Armenian Writers Torgom Ter-Hakobian announced the launch of the forum in his speech, after which he gave the floor to Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Tehran, Archbishop Sepuh Sarkisian.

Among other speakers were President of the Union of Writers of Armenia Eduard Militonyan, member of the Armenian National Committee Surik Abnusian, former President of the Union of Iranian-Armenian Writers and poet Varand Kurkchian, as well as President of Housk Institution and member of the editorial staff of Alik Daily Aram Shahnazarian.

The speakers discussed issues and problems that were directly linked to the losses that were recorded during the Armenian Genocide.

The participants discussed all the issues on the agenda, and though the attendees were given opportunities to express their thoughts and ideas during the discussions, they were thoughts and ideas that helped them draw conclusions.