Pashinyan honored the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire
24.04.2026,
11:54
Armenia's top leadership honored today the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, the 111th anniversary of which is marked today.
YEREVAN, April 24. /ARKA/. Armenia's top leadership honored today the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, the 111th anniversary of which is marked today.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, accompanied by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan, and other high-ranking officials, visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial and laid wreaths and flowers at the "eternal flame."
The anthem of the Republic of Armenia was played.
The Armenian Genocide of 1915 is the first genocide of the 20th century. Turkey denies accusations of the mass extermination of more than 1.5 million Armenians during World War I.
The Armenian Genocide has been 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 Chamber of Deputies of Italy, Lebanon, Belgium, France, Paraguay, Argentina, Sweden, Bolivia, Great Britain, Holland, Slovakia, Germany, Lithuania, Venezuela, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Brazil, Luxembourg, Austria, the Vatican, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal, as well as the provisional government of Libya, 4 the US, Syria, the European Parliament, and the World Council of Churches.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, accompanied by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan, and other high-ranking officials, visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial and laid wreaths and flowers at the "eternal flame."
The anthem of the Republic of Armenia was played.
The Armenian Genocide of 1915 is the first genocide of the 20th century. Turkey denies accusations of the mass extermination of more than 1.5 million Armenians during World War I.
The Armenian Genocide has been 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 Chamber of Deputies of Italy, Lebanon, Belgium, France, Paraguay, Argentina, Sweden, Bolivia, Great Britain, Holland, Slovakia, Germany, Lithuania, Venezuela, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Brazil, Luxembourg, Austria, the Vatican, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal, as well as the provisional government of Libya, 4 the US, Syria, the European Parliament, and the World Council of Churches.
