Armenia Commemorates The Genocide Vicitims, Turkey Denies

Today Armenia and Armenians throughout the world with international community commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide, conducted by the Ottoman Turkey in 1915. Many governments and countries have recognized the events of 1915 as Genocide. Turkey continues to deny the fact as a genocide.

The Armenian Genocide has been condemned by the international community on different levels - from individual intellectuals to heads of states and legislative bodies. As of today, the Armenian Genocide has been recognized by 18 countries, as well as the European Union.

France Uruguay and Argentina gave the force of law to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Uruguay was the first country in the world to recognize the Armenian Genocide. In 1965 the Senate and the House of Representatives of the country adopted a joint resolution. Through the resolutions of the Council of Europe the European Union has condemned the Armenian Genocide in 1987, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005.

Cyprus was the first among EU member states to recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1982with a parliamentary resolution. Later, Greece recognized the Genocide with a parliamentary delegation in 1996. Belgium recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1998, Italy - in 2000, Slovenia and the Netherlands - in 2004, Germany, Poland and Lithuania - in 2005. These states denounced the Armenian Genocide on the level of legislative bodies, in the year 2000 Sweden condemned the Genocide with a parliamentary report.

The Armenian Genocide has been recognized also by Russia, Venezuela, Canada, Lebanon, Vatican and Switzerland. With different resolution the US House of Representatives confirmed the Armenian Genocide in 1975, 1984 and 1996. The Senate adopted resolutions in 1916 and 1920. 40 US States have already recognized the Armenian Genocide. Last week it was recognized by Dakota and Ohio. - Public Radio of Armenia

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Robert Kocharian issued an address over the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, the RA leader's press office reports. The statement says, in part, "Each year on April 24 we commemorate the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. The memory about his crime lives eternally in our hearts.

Many states of the world join the Armenian people on this mourning day. The international community has come to understand that Genocide is a crime not only against one nation but also against the whole humanity. It's a crime, denial of which is no less dangerous than its preparation and perpetration. Ordeals and injustice unite people. Tragedy of the Genocide strengthened the Armenian self-consciousness, united the Armenianhood and cemented the aspiration to independent state system. The Republic of Armenia should prosper and develop and the homeland of the whole Armenianhood. Strong, democratic and flourishing Armenia should become a response of the Armenian people to those who planned and perpetrated but still keep on denying the Genocide."

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