Lebanese schools teach Armenian history, not just history of Armenia – Aram Somounjian

The removal of national symbols has one goal: to change the past of the entire Armenian people, Aram Somounjian, a member of the ARF Central Committee in Lebanon, said in an interview with Alpha News.

“The purpose of removing the image of Mount Ararat from the passport stamp is to make future generations forget our national rights. As for the so-called ‘real Armenia,’ for me there is only one Armenia with a thousand-year history—with all its good and bad days. By removing national symbols, the current authorities are seeking to rewrite the past of all Armenians. Future generations must not forget their past, must not forget the significance of Mount Ararat for us, for our history, must not forget what Turkey and Azerbaijan have done,” Somounjian noted.

According to him, in Lebanon, Armenian children study both the history of Artsakh and its Armenian identity.

“For us, the issue of Artsakh and the Artsakh Armenians is not closed. For us, Western Armenia is part of a united Armenia. Here, in Lebanese schools, students are taught Armenian history, not just the history of Armenia. The history of Armenia is part of Armenian history. Students learn that Ararat is part of historical Armenia, that it is sacred to us, and they study the history of Artsakh and its Armenian identity,” Somounjian emphasized.