 It is headed by the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute director Hayk Demoyan.The first meeting of the commission was held on May 30, 2011, and chaired by President Serzh Sargsyan.Shavarsh Kocharyan, the Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister, stated in June 2012 that "the efforts that have been initiated are important not only for our country and the Diaspora, but for the entire world.