Xenophobia Prevention Initiative NGO issued a statement condemning desecration of the monument to Holocaust victims in Yerevan.

“We strictly denounce the act of vandalism which desecrates not only the memory of millions of Holocaust victims, but also the victims of Armenian Genocide and those perished in a war against fascism. Fascism in Armenia must be eliminated and uprooted. We urge legislative authorities to find and punish the perpetrators. We also support the opinion of the head of Armenia’s Jewish community Rimma Varzhapetyan on strengthening safety measures in order to prevent such unacceptable incidents in future,” the statement says.