Armenian people’s struggle for recognition and condemnation of Armenian Genocide is continuous – President Sargsyan

YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian people’s struggle will continue as long as people from everywhere of the world are being exterminated for their group affiliation, “Armenpress” reports, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said at the meeting with the Armenian community of Brazil.

“100 years after the Armenian Genocide, we, more than ever, were united, combined our forces and together managed to prove the world it is difficult to break the will of the Armenian people, their steadfast struggle for the establishment of justice, the condemnation of the crime of genocide”, he said.

“The genocide committed anywhere in the world must be perceived as a consequence of failure of the entire international community, and the prevention of genocides must be perceived as a responsibility of not only each of us, but also of the entire mankind”, President Sargsyan said.

The Armenian President also expressed gratitude to the local self-government bodies of Brazil, as well as the Federal Parliament of Brazil which recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2015.

“By this resolution Brazil appreciated the contribution of thousand of descendants of the Armenian refugees, living in its territory, to the country’s economic, social and cultural life. We closely followed the commemoration ceremonies held in various countries of the world, as well as in Brazil. I am grateful to you, all the organizations, structures and unions of the Armenian community of Brazil, the individuals for their dedicated work to their people, the Motherland and for their support to independent Nagorno Karabakh, as well as for their everyday dedication towards the preservation of the Armenian identity. I am confident we will continue cooperation and will implement numerous projects with the same spirit”, Serzh Sargsyan said.