Armenian Genocide victims commemorated in Syria
The 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide has been commemorated in Damascus, as local Armenian community bowed tribute to the innocent victims of Armenian Genocide.
MFA press and information department says Armenian Ambassador to Syria Arshak Poladyan and embassy staff put flowers on the Memorial to victims of Armenian Genocide.
Panorama.am recalls that Turkey has traditionally rejected the mass killings of 1,5 million Armenians carried out early in the 20th century and took the criticism of the West painfully.
Note that the following states have recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide carried out in the Ottoman Turkey: Uruguay (1965), Cyprus (1982), Argentina (1993), Russian Federation (1995), Canada (1996), Greece (1996), Lebanon (1997), Belgium (1998), Italy (2000), Vatican (2000), France (2001), Switzerland (2003), Slovakia (2004), the Netherlands (2004), Poland (2005), Germany (2005), Venezuela (2005), Lithuania (2005), Chile (2007), Sweden (2010). Armenian Genocide is also recognized by the European Parliament and World Council of Churches.