Cyprus Türkiye and the EU Türkiye's Security (NATO) Terrorism Controversy between Türkiye and Armenia about the Events of 1915 Türkiye’s International Energy Strategy Water Issues Environment Policy The Turkish Straits Resolution of Conflicts and Mediation Arms Control and Disarmament Turkish Citizens Living Abroad Türkiye’s Multilateral Transportation Policy Human Rights Türkiye on Irregular Migration Türkiye on Trafficking in Human Beings Combating Drugs Combating Organized Crime Combating Corruption Türkiye’s Humanitarian Assistance Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Türkiye Maritime Issues The Alliance of Civilizations Initiative Asia Anew Initiative
  1. Foreign Policy
  2. Main Issues
  3. Controversy between Türkiye and Armenia about the Events of 1915
  4. Statement by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, on February 22, 2022 about the UN position on the necessary qualifications to label an event as genocide
Statement by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, on February 22, 2022 about the UN position on the necessary qualifications to label an event as genocide

Excerpt from the Secretary-General’s press encounter on Ukraine on February 22, 2022

Q: Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary-General. The Russian President stated that actions that Kyiv is conducting against Donetsk and Luhansk are literally genocide. Do you share this assessment? And a second question please – some former Ukrainian officials were mentioning the possibility of a UN peacekeeping mission deploying to the area. What do you make of that? Thank you.

SG: Genocide is a crime that is clearly defined and whose application must be done in line with international law. I do not think it is the case.