CHILINGAROV – WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS
YEREVAN, February 26. /ARKA/. The people should keep the memory of
the genocide, and Armenia should strengthen further, legendary polar
explorer and Hero of the Soviet Union and Russia Arthur Chilingarov
told Novosti-Armenia.
The memory of the genocide victims will never fade, no matter
how many years passed, he said. It is very important that Armenia
continues strengthening and become a country that is reckoned with,
the scientist said.
Chilingarov said the steps taken by the government for integration
and cooperation with various countries today should be welcomed.
The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century.
According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million
Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by
the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first
was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France,
Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina,
42 U.S. states. It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European
Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international
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