PM: Armenian Genocide is an episode of both Armenian and world history![]() April 24, 2011 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 24, 2011, Armenia marks the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said. “The aim of the monstrous crime planned and perpetrated during the World War I by the the Ottoman Turkish rulers was complete annihilation of Armenians, while its result was the loss of Motherland by Armenians, complete exclusion of physical, historical, spiritual and cultural presence of Armenians on hour historical land,” Sargsyan said in a statement, which goes on saying, “The Genocide is an episode in both Armenian and world history, which cannot be eliminated from diplomatic documents and annals of the 20th century, even from memories of those people whose ancestors perpetrated it.” Sargsyan noted that the Armenian people’s demand is clear – “the Armenian Genocide should obtain relevant legal, political and moral assessment.” He also expressed gratitude to those people and states that supported the Armenian people in the joint struggle for the historical truth, prevention and condemnation of genocides. ![]() ![]() The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |