PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA HONORS MEMORY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS

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April 24, 2012 | 11:08

YEREVAN.- President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and his spouse visited
Tsitsernakaberd on Tuesday morning to lay wreath at the monument to
the Armenian Genocide victims.

He was accompanied by Speaker Samvel Nikoyan, Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan, chairman of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutunyan,
ministers and MPs. Catholcos of All Armenians Karekin II held a
requiem service.

Hundreds of thousands of Armenian citizens, representatives of
Diaspora, numerous foreign guests are coming to Tsitsernakaberd
memorial.

At the moment the heads of diplomatic missions are laying flowers to
the monument.

The fact of the Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states. It
was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. In general, the Armenian
Genocide in Ottoman Turkey has already been recognized by Russia,
France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania,
Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada,
Venezuela, Argentina, and 42 U.S. states.