Torchlight procession in Yerevan in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. File photoYEREVAN, Apr 24Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in an address following the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, stated that international recognition of the genocide will serve to defuse the region, not regional tensions. «The agenda for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide should serve to strengthen Armenia's security guarantees. This agenda will serve the government not to increase regional tension, but, on the contrary, to defuse the region,» the appeal posted on the government's website says. «The civilized world, the international community have a lot to do in this direction, so that, regardless of political interests, from now on, to prevent such crimes, putting the value of human life in the first place, regardless of its nationality. It is the recognition and condemnation of genocide that must be stopped to commit new crimes,» the head of government said in his address. He also believes that «the Armenian people should have more and more opportunities and levers to control their own destiny … the Armenian people should be able to transfer their destiny from the sphere of other people's decisions to the sphere of their own decisions» .
A torchlight procession took place in Yerevan on the eve of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide»The most effective expression of such a situation is an independent statehood with its institutions, capacity and decision-making mechanisms fully established. This realization led us to the agenda of opening an era of peaceful development for our people and region, so established statehood and peace are the most effective instrument for ensuring our own security,” Pashinyan said. “That is why we are negotiating to normalize relations between Armenia and Turkey. We hope that the aspirations of the Turkish side are sincere and we will be able to move in this direction,” he added. The international recognition of the Armenian genocide is aimed at strengthening security guarantees in the region, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement in connection with the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Armenian genocide. «It is also important to note that the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide is aimed at strengthening the system of security guarantees in our region, including deterring attempts to commit new ethnic cleansing, as well as preventing the recurrence of similar crimes against humanity in any other part of the world,» the statement says. , received by RIA Novosti.»Otherwise — a national tragedy.» What solution is Pashinyan looking for in Moscow? relevant declarations and resolutions by a number of international organizations and international structures. The Foreign Ministry noted that the events became the basis for determining the international convention «On the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.» As stated in the Armenian Foreign Ministry, «the Republic of Armenia is resolutely fighting for the restoration of justice and the rights of the victims, making a significant contribution to international efforts to prevent crimes against humanity.» In the late XIX — early XX centuries, the Ottoman Empire carried out regular persecution and persecution of Armenians. In particular, in 1915, according to a number of historians, more than 1.5 million Armenians were killed. The fact of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire has been recognized by 23 states, as well as by the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches. In 1995, the Russian State Duma adopted a resolution «On the condemnation of the genocide of the Armenian people of 1915-1922 in their historical homeland — in Western Armenia.» Turkey traditionally rejects accusations of the Armenian genocide and reacts extremely painfully to criticism from the West on this issue. Ankara insists on abandoning the term «genocide» in relation to the events of 1915, stating that both Armenians and Turks were their victims. Turkey also calls for the establishment of an international commission of historians to study the archives available in the country in order to develop an objective approach to the events of the First World War. by Erdogan. Why Washington Finally Recognized the Armenian Genocide
