The influential Swedish newspaper 'Metro' refuses to publish any article which may have a reference to the so-called "Armenian genocide", Ara Papyan, historian, diplomat and currently the head of the Modus Vivendi center said.

The expert said editor-in-chief of Per Gunne refuses to place any article in the newspaper about the so-called "Armenian genocide", because he is "no longer sure if there was "genocide" or not."

"The same change in policy has been adopted by another Swedish daily, Svenska Dagbladet, which, through the well-known journalist Bitte Hammargren, now uses the media expression of "Armenian massacres", as opposed to "genocide".

“These are not mere words, but represent policy. Policies have changed immensely lately, and they have changed after protocols on normalization of the Armenia-Turkey relations were signed, Papyan said.

Earlier, the so-called "Armenian genocide" was questioned by the well-known 'Canadian Embassy' magazine as well.