Nuland says visiting Armenian genocide memorial was exciting and important aspect of her visit
18.02.2015,
18:53
US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland said at a briefing in Yerevan on Wednesday that a visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial was an exciting and important aspect of her visit.
YEREVAN, February 18. / ARKA /. US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland said at a briefing in Yerevan on Wednesday that a visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial was an exciting and important aspect of her visit.
Nuland's visit to Yerevan came at the end of her three-day tour of the Caucasus. She visited Azerbaijan on February 16 and Georgia on February 17.
She was shown the exhibits of the Museum-Institute of the Armenian Genocide and laid flowers at the monument to the victims of the genocide.
The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 42 U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. -0-
