dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz jˈuːθ ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈʌðɚɹ ɑːɹmˈiːniənz, ˈɔːɹi lˈʊkt fɔːɹ səpˈoːɹt ɐmˌʌŋ ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˈaʊɚz ɪnðə fˈaɪt ʌv ɑːɹmˈiːniənz ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈɜːʒən ænd ˈɑːɾəmən ˈɛmpaɪɚz.
During his youth along with a number of other Armenians, Ori looked for support among the European powers in the fight of Armenians against the Persian and Ottoman Empires.