YEREVAN, APRIL 16, ARMENPRESS. To commemorate the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide a series of events are scheduled in Crimea. As reports “Armenpress”, referring to Analitika.at.ua, on April 22 at 5:00 p.m. near the monument to Aivazovsky brothers in Simferopol the event “Light a candle in memory” will take place. On April 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Simferopol in Crimean Armenian community center a benevolent event will be held, on which the participants will donate blood for the rescue of the Syrian Armenians.

On April 24, at 11:00 a.m., Sinmferopol Armenian Church will host a memorial service for the victims of the Genocide, as well as a commemoration ceremony.

The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many states and international organizations. The complete catalogue of all documents categorizing the 1915 wholesale massacre of the Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly executed act of genocide, is extensive. Uruguay was the first country to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1965. The massacres of the Armenian people were officially condemned and recognized as genocide in accordance with the international law by France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Canada, Vatican and Australia.