RA PRIME MINISTER ISSUES AN ADDRESS ON THE OCCASSION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

ArmRadio.am
24.04.2006 14:50

On the occasion of the day of commemoration of Genocide victims an
address was issued also by RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. The
address says in particular, “Every year on April 24 all Armenians in
motherland and the Diaspora bow before the memory of the numerous
Genocide victims. In 1915 this crime against the civilized world
was not prevented; moreover, it was not recognized and condemned,
thus serving as a basis for reoccurrence of new genocides. Today,
in the third millennium, Armenia considers the demonstration of
international political will directed at prevention of genocides a
primary issue and welcomes the aspiration of a number of countries
to jointly resist similar challenges to mankind. We welcome the fact
that annually the geography of countries recognizing and condemning
the Armenian Genocide expands, since the civil world realizes that it
is only through condemnation of this crime and realistic assessment
of historic facts that reoccurrence of similar crimes in future can
be prevented. Today the Genocide denial, distortion of facts does
not promote the stability and establishment of friendly relations in
the region.

Moreover, the atmosphere of non-punishment makes the execution of
similar crimes in the future possible.

Last years Armenians of the world marked the 90th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide, stressing once again that they are united
in their will to condemn the greatest tragedy of our history and to
join the efforts of the progressive mankind to promote the dialogue of
civilizations and to reinforce the international security system. This
year, when we are celebrating 15 years of our independence, it is more
than obvious that the efforts of the international community are not
enough to prevent the crime against a whole nation; it is necessary
also to unite the whole potential of the nation to strengthen
the Armenian state and to create a society loyal to democratic
values. During the past 15 years our efforts were directed at this
aim, and year by year the achievements in this direction become more
considerable.”