We condemn the Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide was a massacre organized by the Young Turk Ittihat ve Teraki party, which was in power in the Ottoman Empire, as a result of which the Armenian population of the Ottoman provinces of Qasrat, including Western Armenia, was subjected to mass deportation and extermination in 1915-1923. On April 24, 1915, the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Armenian Genocide is celebrated, when about 235 representatives of the Armenian intelligentsia were arrested in Constantinople according to pre-compiled lists (arrests of Armenian figures continued after April 24 in Constantinople). The Armenian Genocide includes genocidal actions planned and constantly carried out by various regimes of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey in 1884-1923 against the Armenian people, the deprivation of their homeland, mass pogroms aimed at the extermination of the Armenian people, ethnic cleansing, the destruction of the Armenian historical and cultural heritage, as well as genocide denial, evasion of responsibility., all attempts to conceal or justify the crimes committed and their consequences as a continuation of the crime and encouragement of the commission of new genocides. The Armenian Genocide was carried out in several stages: the disarmament of Armenian soldiers, the selective deportation of Armenians from border areas, the adoption of a law on deportation, the mass deportation and murder of Armenians. The main organizers of the genocide are the leaders of the Young Turks Talaat, Jemal and Enver, and also Beheddin Shakir, the head of the "special organization". In parallel with the Armenian Genocide, mass killings of Assyrians and Greeks took place in the Ottoman Empire. Most of the Armenian Diaspora descended from Armenians deported from the Ottoman Empire and survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
The process of recognizing the Armenian Genocide began with the publication of the joint Franco-British-Russian declaration of May 24, 1915, and has not yet been completed. Many countries have recognized the Armenian Genocide, including Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Luxembourg, Canada, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, Russia, the Vatican and many other states.
Today we recall the crime committed in 1915 and condemn the greatest tragedy in the history of Armenia, committed by the Ottoman Empire.
31.01.2025