Public Radio of Armenia

Armenia’s Parliament Speaker issues an address on the Day of
Remembrance of the Genocide victims
24.04.2009 17:13

`Dear compatriots,
Today, on April 24, we commemorate the victims of the Armenian
Genocide. We mourn the death of those who fell victims of the
unspeakable and indescribable crime.

Today we cannot but remember those who survived the Genocide, those
who were strong enough to settle in Armenia or the Diaspora after
passing though imposed emigration and disaster, those who struggled
for life with their inflexible willpower, those who kept bright the
Armenian identity, those who bore children, grandchildren and
grand-grandchildren, those who brought up their heirs as Armenians.

Almost 100 years have passed, but nothing has been forgotten. We are
grateful to all the countries, whose parliaments have recognized and
condemned the Armenian Genocide. We continue awakening the conscience
of mankind to avoid such crimes in the future against any nation of
the world.

We should not allow the deniers of the Armenian Genocide to commit
another injustice. We should not allow the memory of the people who
died simply for being Armenian to be offended with the denial of the
Armenian Genocide. This is our primary objective with regard to the
Armenian Genocide.

The Armenian State is the shield protecting the Armenian people. I’m
confident that the Armenian nation that has survived genocide will be
able to surprise everyone with Armenia’s achievements. Looking at our
historic path, we get assured that with joint effort Armenians are
able to overcome any difficulty.’