American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and activist George Clooney stated the Armenian Genocide to be an undeniable fact in an interview with The Frame, Public Radio of Armenia reports.
“Now history has changed and the Turks don’t want to talk about it anymore. And because we have military bases in Turkey, suddenly those same politicians who before could say, ‘Yes, there was genocide’ can’t talk about it now. You can’t call it that,” the actor said and added, “I’ve had conversations with senators where I’ll say, “Can we talk about the Armenian Genocide?” and they’ll say, “Absolutely not, because Turkey is our partner in the war on terror.” However, Clooney pointed out he could name plenty of politicians who did not avoid the subject of the Genocide. “They would talk about it as a reality, which of course it is.”
On March 10, Clooney joined humanitarian leaders to launch the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, as a part of the 100 LIVES initiative. Clooney’s wife Amal recently represented Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights in an Armenian Genocide denial case.
