Yazidi Union of Armenia welcomes draft law condemning Yazidi genocide

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, ARMENPRESS. Yazidi Union of Armenia welcomes the draft law condemning the genocide committed against the Yazidi people by the ISIS in the Northern Iraq which is going to be discussed in the National Assembly.

“We welcome this initiative. It is an important step. All facts exist of what had happened with Yazidis of Iraq, what inhuman attitude was shown against them. It is a genocide, and the world must condemn it”, Chairman of the Yazidi Union of Armenia Aziz Tamoyan said during an interview to “Armenpress”.

He expressed hope that other states also will follow Armenia’s example.

He said they expect the involvement of the Yazidi specialists, in particular, lawyer Hasan Tamoyan, who collected all facts, in the discussions of the draft law.

Aziz Tamoyan said today the inhuman attitude towards Yazidis still continues.

Recently, the extremists burned 19 Yazidi women.

Head of the “Prosperous Armenia” faction Naira Zaohrabyan made a proposal to the Armenian Parliament to condemn the genocide committed against the Yazidi people by the ISIS terrorist group in the Norther Iraq. Except from the “Prosperous Armenia” faction MPs, “Heritage” faction MP Tevan Poghosyan also joined this initiative.