On behalf of the Armenian people, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed gratitude to members of the US Senate and House of Representatives for the passage of resolutions recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide.
“A crucial and historic event took place yesterday: the US Senate unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide,” Pashinyan said during a consultation on the budgetary allocations for the Armenian Defense Ministry for 2020.
The Armenian leader reminded the House of Representatives had passed the Armenian Genocide resolution in late October.
“I want to say words of appreciation to American Armenians, all organizations and individuals that have continued to the adoption of this important and historic decision and to congratulate the Armenian people on this historic victory of truth, which opens up a new chapter in international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and takes the process to a new level,” he said.
According to him, the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide is important not only in terms of reinstating the historical truth but also as an important component of the global genocide prevention movement.
Nikol Pashinyan noted that the recognition of the Armenian Genocide also has a security component for Armenia.
“This process is important in terms of ensuring the security of the country and its people,” the PM said. “Turkey’s denial policy makes us state that it remains a threat to the Armenian ...
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