Armenian foreign minister appreciates Czech Republic's contribution to prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity
Armenia welcomes the adoption of the resolution by the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide and other crimes against humanity, Edward Nalbandian, Armenian foreign minister, said Wednesday in his statement.
«The resolution adopted by the Chamber of Deputies together with the statements by President Miloš Zeman condemning the Armenian Genocide are the Czech Republic’s valuable contribution to the noble cause of prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity,» he said.
The parliament of the Czech Republic passed Tuesday by 104 votes a resolution recognizing the fact of the Armenian Genocide in 2015 in Ottoman Empire and condemning it.
Every year on April 24, Armenians all over the world remember victims of Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the twentieth century.
Up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting from 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by dozens 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, 43 U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. --0-----