YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS. In 42 countries of the world there are more than 230 monuments dedicated to the Armenian Genocide. Most of the monuments are in the U.S.A., France, Syria and Russia. "I made his discovery when I began to prepare a video dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. This was the most unexpected discovery for me. Perhaps for many it may seem strange, but the first memorial monument dedicated to the victims of the Genocide was erected in Istanbul, in 1919. Unfortunately, it did not have a long life: today, only the photo of the monument is preserved. The Kemalist government of Turkey in 1922 decided to remove the monument, which was located at today’s Taksim Square” – “Armenpress” was told by the Public Television's "First News" reporter David Muradyan, who has made ​​this study to prepare a video on the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

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.