YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. By its statements Turkey is trying to be sly in this or that way, but the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey is inevitable. This was stated in Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan, who commented on the statement made by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Turkey will sooner or later take that step,” Kocharyan underscored.

In his words there is a consistent work for the international recognition of the Genocide, the result of which will be visible.

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.