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Azerbaijani claims that there was no ethnic cleansing in Artsakh are untrue - Michael Roth
... Committee, said today in Yerevan that Azerbaijani authorities’ statements that there was no ethnic cleansing in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and forced displacement of its ethnic Armenian population do not correspond to reality. He noted that the forced deportation of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh is one of the darkest pages of modern history. ‘But as much as it pains me, I see no possibility for their return. We cannot give people hope that something can change because we cannot guarantee it,’ he told a press ...
09/19/2024Memory of those perished during Azerbaijan's armed aggression a year ago honored at Yerablur military pantheon
The memory of those perished during the large-scale armed aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh a year ago - September 19-20, 2023 was honored at the Yerablur military pantheon in Yerevan today. YEREVAN, September 19 /ARKA/. The memory of those perished during the large-scale armed aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh a year ago - September 19-20, 2023 was honored at the Yerablur military pantheon in Yerevan today. The Azerbaijani Armed Forces used artillery, UAVs and combat aircraft against...
09/19/2024Armenian Foreign Ministry issues statement on the occasion of one year of deportation of Artsakh Armenians
A year ago, on September 19, as a result of the military attack by Azerbaijan, the entire indigenous population of Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 115,000 Armenians, had to leave their homes within a few days, the Armenian Foreign Ministry says in a statement issued today. YEREVAN, September 19 /ARKA/. A year ago, on September 19, as a result of the military attack by Azerbaijan, the entire ...
09/19/2024Former ICC prosecutor: release of Armenian hostages from Azerbaijan will contribute to recognition of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh
... 'Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev knows that if he attacks Armenia, he will be indicted,' said Luis Moreno Ocampo, commenting on Armenia's accession to the ICC. 'Azerbaijan must respect international law. Now the international law is on the side of Armenians. Those who committed genocide should be imprisoned. And the fact that genocide and deportation were carried out in Nagorno-Karabakh is beyond doubt. Therefore, all states, not only Armenia, must demand a response from Azerbaijan,’ Ocampo emphasised. According to him, the fact that Armenia joined the ICC allowed it to become part of ...
09/13/2024Armenia's representative on international legal issues to take part in discussion on Rome Statute in the U.S.
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. -0-
12/06/2023Armenia to become member of International Criminal Court on February 1, 2024
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. -0-
11/17/2023Armenian Foreign Minister presents status of negotiations on peace agreement with Azerbaijan
... Friday. YEREVAN, November 3. /ARKA/. Armenia and Azerbaijan have already exchanged six packages of proposals for a peace treaty, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Friday. He said the ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh and the forced deportation of its ethnic Armenian population have created new risks and challenges for the security of Armenia and the whole region. He said despite this Yerevan's commitment to bringing peace to the region has not changed. According to the minister,...
11/03/2023Russia ignored Armenia's proposal to sign agreement to circumvent Rome Statute - deputy speaker
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. "A few months before the ratification of the Rome Statute, we asked the Russian side to sign a bilateral agreement so that our interstate legal relations ...
11/02/2023Inter-state loan allocated to Nagorno-Karabakh will be spent on programs designed for refugees- minister
... implementation of various programs and projects to be designed for refugees in 2024, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan said on Monday. "The government’s draft budget for 2024 was ready for discussions at the end of September 2023, when the forced deportation of Nagorno-Karabakh population was taking place. For this reason, the draft budget does not include the set of measures and programs that the government is going to implement in 2024 to address their needs," Hovhannisyan said at a parliamentary ...
10/31/2023Hungarian government intends to open a consulate in Yerevan
... steps to deepen cooperation in such areas as economy, education, culture and aviation. The interlocutors discussed other issues related to Armenia-European Union relations and regional cooperation. The Armenian Prime Minister touched upon the forced deportation of more than 100 thousand of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing policy and the humanitarian situation, as well as presented the steps undertaken by his government for the solution of the existing problems....
10/27/2023Pashinyan emphasized importance of US efforts in normalziation of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations
... (Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs) Joshua Huck, the government press office reported. It said Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized the US efforts in the process of normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations. Nikol Pashinyan referred to the forced deportation of more than 100,000 of our compatriots from Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing policy and the resulting humanitarian situation, emphasizing in this context the importance of international support in solving the ...
10/25/2023Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee chairman condemns Azerbaijan’s policy of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh
... bilateral inter-parliamentary ties and expressed confidence in their further strengthening. The chairman of the Bundestag's Foreign Affairs Committee condemned the policy of ethnic cleansing carried out by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh and the forced deportation of local Armenians. The interlocutors discussed the process of normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, peace and stability in the region, the activities of the European Civilian Observation Mission in Armenia, as well as other issues of mutual interest....
10/24/2023Armenian Foreign Ministry outraged by Azerbaijan's sham "trial" of kidnapped Artsakh resident Vagif Khachatryan
... of Nagorno-Karabakh was abducted by Azerbaijani border guards at an illegal checkpoint in the Lachin Corridor on July 29. Khachatryan has serious heart problems. A criminal case has been opened against him in Azerbaijan for alleged "genocide and deportation of Azerbaijanis" in the 1990s. --0--
10/13/2023Russia reiterates criticism of Armenia for ratification of Rome Statute
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. -0-
10/09/2023Ratification of Rome Statute has nothing to do with Armenian-Russian relations, says pro-government deputy
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. -0-
10/03/2023Armenian parliament ratifies Rome Statute
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. -0-
10/03/2023Armenian parliament's agenda includes unconstitutional issue - opposition deputy
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. -0-
10/03/2023Pashinyan and Ursula von der Leyen discussed issues of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees
... Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen had a telephone conversation on Monday, Pashinyan’s press office reported. It said a set of issues related to the situation created as a result of the forced deportation of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, the regional situation and the Armenia-EU cooperation agenda were discussed. The interlocutors agreed to continue the discussions in the framework of the summit of the European Political Community to be held in Granada ...
10/03/2023Pashinyan says new impetus needed for projects under EU's $2.6 billion investment package for Armenia.
... EU. The Prime Minister emphasized the need to give a new impetus to the projects planned by the EU 2.6 billion euro investment package for Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan noted that for overcoming the situation created in Armenia as a result of the forced deportation of Nagorno Karabakh residents, international assistance is also expected. The interlocutors discussed various issues on the Armenia-EU cooperation agenda. In July 2021, the European Union approved the financing of five key programs in Armenia ...
10/02/2023The world stands by as new Armenian Genocide unfolds- Genocide Watch
... October 2. /ARKA/. 'Two years after President Biden formally recognized the 1915 Armenian Genocide, the world is standing by as another Armenian genocide and forced deportation unfolds, says a story published by Gencoi8de Watch. It says the forced deportation and genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh, known to Armenians as Artsakh, is the culmination of a decades-long conflict. Artsakh is the homeland of 120,000 Armenians, who have lived there since the fifth century. The story quotes EU’s policy chief Josep Borrell as saying, “This military escalation ...
10/02/2023Armenian parliament expected to consider ratification of Rome Statute at next session
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year. Kirakosyan said also that the Russian side had been invited to sign a bilateral agreement on the Rome Statute, whereby the parties would undertake to provide ...
09/28/2023Armenian parliamentary committee to discuss ratification of Rome Statute on September 28
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year.-0-
09/26/2023Russia again warns Armenia against ratification of Rome Statute
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year.-0-
09/13/2023"Russia will never be Armenia's enemy," says Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman
... statement, citing the joint exercises, Armenia's provision of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its moves to ratify the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court, which this year indicted President Putin for war crimes connected to the deportation of children from Ukraine. The Russian ministry also complained of remarks by the chairman of Armenia's parliament that it regarded as insulting to ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. -0-
09/13/2023Russia requests clarifications from Armenia on ratification of Rome Statute
... to ratify the Statute 'to bring to justice those officials who were involved in the war crimes committed against Armenia and Armenians since 2020.' In late March this year Russia warned Armenia against ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal ... ... for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year.-0-
09/05/2023Armenia says ratification of Rome Statute is in no way directed against Russia
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year.’ Russia was quick to warn Armenia against ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the “illegal” arrest warrant ...
07/21/2023Artsakh parliament speaker sounds alarm as Azerbaijan continues mass crimes against humanity
... whom the decision to prevent the heinous crime against humanity committed by the political leadership of Azerbaijan against the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh depends. 'At the same time, taking into account the provisions of international law regarding violence ... ... the process of international recognition of the Republic of Artsakh as the most effective way to prevent genocide and forced deportation of our people from their homeland.' 'The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh calls upon ...
07/19/2023Minasyan: draft decision on ratification of Rome Statute to be sent to parliament within weeks
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year.’ Russia was quick to warn Armenia against ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the “illegal” arrest warrant ...
06/22/2023Armenian government expected to submit Rome Statute of ICC to parliament for ratification
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year.’ Russia wa quick to warn Armenia against ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the “illegal” arrest warrant ...
06/16/2023Azerbaijan’s aggressive policy towards Nagorno-Karabakh is a manifestation of genocidal intentions- Armenian FM
... around the world commemorate the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide that took place in the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. As a result of this planned and unprecedented by its scale crime against humanity, in 1915-1923 1.5 million Armenians were killed, hundreds of thousands were subjected to violence and forced deportation, being deprived of the opportunity to preserve their identity in their homeland. This crime, which was carried out against an entire people just because of their nationality, being Armenian, later became the basis for the definition of the ...
04/24/2023Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict has never been considered as internal affair of Azerbaijan- Karabakh Foreign Minister
... violated, only intervention of the international community and the free exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination can ensure a peaceful and civilized resolution of such situations, without resorting to the use of force, violence, forced deportation and ethnic cleansing,' the minister stressed. He said against the backdrop of the ongoing blockade, massive violations of the individual and collective rights of the people of Artsakh, and other aggressive actions, the efforts of the official ...
04/20/2023Mutually acceptable decision will be found: Zakharova on Armenia's intention to ratify Rome Statute of ICC
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year.’ -0-
03/30/2023Russia warns Armenia against ratifying Rome Statute of ICC
... issued an arrest warrant for ‘war crimes’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who according to an ICC statement ‘bear individual criminal responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February last year.’ -0-
03/28/2023Suppression of self-determination right and rejection of negotiations are sufficient grounds for recognizing right of a people to establish independent state -Artsakh Foreign Ministry
... Azerbaijan has been striving to get rid of the people of Artsakh and resolve the Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict by force. The first victims of such a criminal policy were, in particular, the Armenians who lived in Azerbaijan during the Soviet period. The deportation of Armenians from Azerbaijan organized by the local authorities in 1988-1990 and accompanied by massacres, torture and pogroms, marked the beginning of a new stage in Azerbaijan's policy of persecuting Armenians. As early as in 1991, the Azerbaijani authorities ...
03/21/2023Yerevan says Aliyev’s speech had explicit manifestations of territorial claims against Armenia
... Azerbaijan continuously obstructs the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions, while at the same time announcing that it is going to resettle the territories that came under its control as a result of the deportation of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. Having violated basically all the points of the trilateral statement of November 9, 2020 and with the narrative, which he himself admits as fictitious, about the corridors the President of Azerbaijan is obstructing the process ...
03/17/2023Mirzoyan: there are two theoretical options for lifting blockade of Lachin corridor: military and diplomatic
... cleansing of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. By creating unbearable living conditions, Azerbaijan aims to coerce the people of Nagorno-Karabakh to leave their homes and native land. The recent statement of the President of Azerbaijan suggesting the deportation of those Armenians who do not want to become citizens of Azerbaijan comes to prove once again their intention of ethnic cleansing. As the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh is worsening with each passing day, the immediate intervention of the international ...
01/25/2023Artsakh Foreign Ministry urges world to condemn genocidal policy of Azerbaijan and stop blockade of Lachin corridor
... beginning of another monstrous stage in Azerbaijan's genocidal policy towards Armenians. Pogroms and mass killings, widespread and systematic deportation of the Armenian population of the former Azerbaijan SSR, including operation “Ring” on the deportation of Armenians from the border villages of Artsakh in 1991, waging aggressive wars against the Republic of Artsakh in 1991-1994, in April 2016 and in September-November 2020, accompanied by war crimes committed by Azerbaijani armed forces, became manifestations ...
01/17/2023Armenia demands unblocking of Lachin corridor and expects efforts from Russia
... 2020, and blocking the lifeline connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia and the rest of the world. The statement reads as follows: ‘It is already the 24th day that in front of the whole world Azerbaijan is forcing the population of Nagorno-Karabakh to deportation, pursuing its policy of ethnic cleansing. The humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh is worsening day by day. The lack of essential goods, food and medicine becomes more and more noticeable. The danger of malnutrition is tangible. Hundreds ...
01/04/2023Nagorno-Karabakh ready to negotiate with Azerbaijan on equal footing - foreign minister
... YEREVAN, October 13. /ARKA/. The international community should react to Ilham Aliyev's statements that residents of Nagorno-Karabakh are citizens of Azerbaijan, Artsakh Foreign Minister David Babayan said in an interview. "What is that? A call for deportation of Armenians or an omen? I repeat, we are ready to negotiate with Azerbaijan as equals, of course we understand that the situation is difficult now and Azerbaijan is trying to seize the opportunity, but that does not mean that we should allow it. We should ...
10/13/2022Azerbaijan announces plan to turn St. Ascension Church in Artsakh's Berdzor into a mosque
Azerbaijan has announced a plan to turn the Holy Ascension Church in Berdzor (Lachin) into a mosque after the forcible deportation of the Armenian population of the town and the nearby village of Aghavno, the Public Council for the Protection of Artsakh's (Nagorno-Karabakh) Cultural Heritage said today. YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan has announced a plan to ...
08/22/2022Artsakh remembers victims of Armenian massacre organized by Azerbaijani authorities in Shushi
... the demography of Shushi, but also left an indelible mark on the atmosphere of the city and predetermined the subsequent processes. After almost 70 years, the Azerbaijani authorities again resorted to a proven tool in their arsenal - the massacre and deportation of the innocent Armenian population, organizing mass killings and pogroms in Sumgait, Baku, Gandzak (Kirovabad) and other settlements of the former Azerbaijani SSR. In 2020, the tragedy was repeated again. Having occupied the city of Shushi ...
03/22/2022Artsakh FM: declaring war on Armenian history and culture, Azerbaijan tries to undermine nation's ability to withstand historical tests
... Azerbaijan are an integral part of the broader anti-Armenian policy systematically pursued by Baku for several decades. If at the initial stage of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict, manipulations with history and culture served as a justification for the deportation of the Armenian population from the former Azerbaijan SSR, now they are aimed at legitimizing the results of the illegal use of military force by Azerbaijan against Artsakh. The elimination of any traces of the Armenian presence both in the ...
02/09/2022Aleksandr Iskandaryan: Azerbaijan not satisfied with outcome of war and not preparing for the ‘era of peace’
... Caucasus Institute in Yerevan, said to Novosti-Armenia news agency. According to Iskandaryan, Azerbaijan’s minimum or medium program is not fulfilled and it is clear what Azerbaijan wants. ‘If Azerbaijan had got what it wanted in full, that is, deportation or annihilation of the whole Armenian population of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), which happened in Hadrut and Karvachar, even in such a case Azerbaijan would not stand up and say - ok, we will now establish an era of peace." Asked whether ...
12/01/2021Artsakh foreign ministry: criminal policy of Turkey and Azerbaijan poses serious threat not only to South Caucasus region, but also to civilized world
... people and the world history as a whole. In 1915-1923, as a result of this mass crime committed by Turkey, over 1.5 million Armenians were killed and about two million were deported. The Armenian people lost most of its historical cradle and cultural ... ... state-planned and consistently committed Genocide in history. The Armenian Genocide was followed by the Genocide, massacre, and deportation of other peoples in Turkey - Greeks, Yezidis, Kurds, Assyrians, and other ethnic groups. The lack of a proper reaction ...
04/24/2021Joe Biden preparing to recognize World War I-era mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Empire as genocide
... by Biden to recognize the killings as genocide would harm relations between the NATO allies. Historians say an estimated 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire — the predecessor to modern-day Turkey — between 1915 and 1923. Armenians say they were purposely targeted for extermination through starvation, forced labor, deportation, death marches, and outright massacres. Turkey denies a genocide or any deliberate plan to wipe out the Armenians. They say many of the victims were casualties of the war or murdered by Russians. Turkey also says the number of Armenians killed ...
04/22/2021Americans Send Over 1 Million Messages To White House and Congress on Armenian Genocide
... reaffirm, once and for all, our record on the Armenian Genocide. We must never forget or remain silent about this horrific and systematic campaign of extermination that resulted in the deaths of 1.5 million Armenian men, women, and children and the mass deportation of 2 million Armenians from their homes. If we do not fully acknowledge, commemorate, and teach our children about genocide, the words ‘never again’ lose their meaning. The facts must be as clear and as powerful for future generations as for those whose memories ...
04/15/2021Armenia has not reconsidered its position on Turkey's destructive involvement in the region
... 'problematic' statement. 1. The government of Armenia is planning to come to terms with the status quo that was created throughout the use of force by the Turkish-Azerbaijani axis against Artsakh that resulted in the occupation of a large part of Artsakh, deportation and ethnic cleansing. In this instance, the Armenian government, is essentially relinquishing its responsibilities as the guarantor of Artsakh’s security. 2. Effectively, the Armenian government believes that there are no other pressing ...
02/12/2021Foreign Ministry of Armenia issues statement on 31st anniversary of anti-Armenian massacres in Baku
... Armenian population which was an essential part of then Baku’s multicultural identity was subjected to the massacres and mass deportation carried out with particular cruelty. There were hundreds murdered, maimed, missing, tens of thousands of refugees.... ... continue to be glorified as heroes. Moreover, to date, Azerbaijan continues the very policy of ethnic cleansing and annihilating Armenians in Artsakh. A vivid evidence of that is the wiping out of the entire Armenian population from the territories that fell ...
01/13/2021Only strong and independent Artskah can ensure its people's right to live freely and safely in their homeland
... special police units (OMON), with the support of the Soviet internal troops and the Soviet Army, broke into Armenian villages, formally to verify the passport regime, but in reality to kill, rob and terrorize the Armenian population, followed by their deportation. As a result of military and police actions, dozens of Armenian villages in Northern Artsakh, as well as in Shahumyan, Hadrut and Shushi districts were destroyed, nearly ten thousand people were deported, more than 100 were killed, several ...
04/30/2020Pashinyan: Armenians still facing challenges posed to them at outset of twentieth century
... culminated in 1915 during the Young Turk government.Due to the Genocide that had been perpetrated at a state level for many years, Western Armenia was completely emptied of Armenians. 1.5 million of our compatriots were killed, hundreds of thousands of Armenians became refugees, deprived of the right to live in their historical homeland.” The premier said that due to the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian people not only suffered enormous human losses, but were subjected to deportation and a cultural genocide. The loss of the spiritual and religious heritage was irreparable; its material damage was enormous. “The Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire was a crime not only against our ethnic identity, but also ...
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