Ukrainian professor supports the bill recognizing Armenian genocide

YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRESS: Candidate of philological sciences, professor of journalism institute of Kiev National university after Taras Shevchenko Nikita Vasilenko expressed his support to the imitative of recognizing Armenian genocide by Ukrainian Rada. “Armenpress” reports that the professor in an interview given to “Analitika.at.ua” mentioned that the recognition of Armenian genocide is necessary for each civil country. “I am sure that recognition of Armenian genocide is necessary as that fact has been confirmed by many international organizations, became a document and confirmed by the witnesses of the tragedy,” he said.

The bill recognizing Armenian genocide was registered in Ukrainian Parliament on June 6. The authors of the bill are deputies Vilen Shatvoryan from “Party of Regions” and Arsen Avakov.

The initiative of Ukrainian parliamentarians was also supported by Armenian foreign affairs ministry. At the same time the authors of the initiative, Ukrainian intellectuals and experts perform actively with speeches calling the parties represented in Parliament recognize the fact of Armenian genocide.

Armenian genocide has officially been recognized by Canada, Cyprus, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Poland, Lithuania, Chile, Slovakia, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela, Netherlands, Belgium, Vatican, Lebanon and most of states of USA.