Latvia recognizes and condemns Armenian genocide
YEREVAN, May 6. /ARKA/. Latvia has officially recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide, Armenian Ambassador to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Tigran Mkrtchyan wrote on his Facebook page.
He said the resolution was backed by 58 members of the Seimas (parliament) out of 100. He said the resolution was the result of the hard work, including intensive political contacts, parliamentary and cultural diplomacy.
The Armenian Genocide of 1915 is the first genocide of the 20th century. Turkey rejects accusations of the mass extermination of more than one and a half million Armenians during the World War I and reacts extremely painfully to criticism from the West regarding the Armenian Genocide.
The Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states and a number of international organizations. The first country to recognize the Genocide in 1965 was Uruguay, followed by Cyprus, Russia, Greece, Canada, the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Lebanon, Belgium, France, Paraguay, Argentina, Sweden, Bolivia, Great Britain, Holland, Slovakia, Germany, Lithuania , Venezuela, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Brazil, Luxembourg, Austria, Vatican, Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal, as well as the interim government of Libya, 49 states and both houses of the US Congress, Syria, European Parliament, World Council of Churches .-- 0- -
