Aysor, Armenia
April 24 2010

Armenian leaders commemorate Genocide victims

Armenia’s political, church and military leadership attended Saturday
the Memorial to the 1915 Genocide Victims, located at the
Tsitsenakaberd Complex in Yerevan, to commemorate the 95th anniversary
of the Genocide, committed by Turks against civil Armenian population
early in the 20th century.

The delegation with country’s President Serzh Sargsyan on the head
laid wreaths at the Memorial and at the Eternal Flame.

Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II served a prayer for the
innocent victims of the Genocide.

Today, on the 1915 Genocide Memorial Day, which is being marked on
April 24, Armenia and Armenian Communities worldwide are holding
commemoration and mourning events, dedicated to the genocide victims.
The 1915 Genocide is recognized by numerous nations and international
organisations. Among the nations, who recognized the Genocide of
Armenians are France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Canada,
Poland, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece,
Cyprus, Lebanon, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and 42 States of America;
Vatican, the European Parliament, and the World Council of Churches.
The Resolution, branding the 1915 massacres as Genocide, was approved
recently by the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the United States
House of Representatives and the Sweden Parliament.

The 1915 Genocide left more than 1,5 million deaths among Armenians.