U.S. congressman, Democratic Party member David Cicilline issued a statement honoring the memory of the victims of Sumgait pogroms.

“Armenians in Sumgait became victims of systematic massacre in 1988. Sumgait pogroms were masterminded with special brutality,” he said.

According to him, the day honors the memory “not only of the victims of Sumgait pogroms, but also the victims of massacres in Baku and Kirovabad.

The congressman further stressed the necessity of struggle against discrimination, “regardless of the place it broke out.”