Vladimir Solovyov pays tribute to memory of Armenian Genocide victims

YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. Famous Russian TV and radio journalist Vladimir Solovyov referred to the Armenian Genocide, reports Armenpress.

He posted a Forget-me-not photo in Twitter recalling that the April 24 is the Remembrance Day of the Armenian Genocide.

24 апреля 1915 г. Сегодня День памяти жертв геноцида армян. pic.twitter.com/D9R955pwWa

— Vladimir Soloviev (@VRSoloviev) 24 апреля 2017 г.

Commemoration ceremonies are held throughout the whole world in Armenian communities and in all regions of Armenia on April 24. The Turkish denial policy is protested against and the international community is urged to recognize the greatest crime of the 20th century, thus preventing the recurrences of genocides.

The Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized and acknowledged by eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions and the decisions of numerous states and international organizations.

There are numerous documents considering the massacres of the Armenian people as a pre-planned and thoroughly implemented act of genocide. Organizations like the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, a number of UN Committees, the World Council of Churches, MERCOSUR parliament and others acknowledged the Armenian Genocide.

Many countries have recognized the Armenian Genocide: Uruguay is the first country that acknowledged the Genocide in 1965. The following countries have condemned and recognized the massacre of Armenians as a genocide based on international law: France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Uruguay, Argentina (2 laws, 5 resolutions), Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Vatican, Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, Australia’s state of New South Wales, 45 US states.