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Tukey will further toughen its hostile stance towards Armenia since the latter is in the role of a “beggar” and has the status of a defeated state, Doctor of History Hayk Demoyan, a former director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, told Panorama.am in an interview on Tuesday.

His comments came in response to a question whether or not he believes Turkey will someday change its aggressive policy towards Armenia after Monday’s statement of Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian that, "I don’t think that Turkey will never change its anti-Armenian attitude."

“It will further toughen, because we have assumed the role of a beggar and are in the status of a loser. There is no obstacle for Turkey, it only seeks one thing – to fulfil its main pan-Turkish agenda,” the historian said.

Addressing the rumors about removing the issue of the Armenian Genocide recognition from the international agenda, Demoyan said: “I am not surprised; this is exactly what all this is leading to. Turkey wins with the use of a very cheap and high-quality option, without spending any resources, and, what is most striking, setting preconditions on the defeated authorities.”

The historian attached importance to Syunik Province as Armenia’s “trump card” to overcome the current situation. 

“There is a way out: to consider Syunik as a trump card, while today we are on our knees, bending our backs and ready to surrender Syunik. Meanwhile, all the pressure is for the sake of this corridor [through Syunik], while the government wants to use it as a bargaining chip. The most powerful and important thing is the 40-kilometer Syunik mountains,” he added.