Armenian President: "The 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide is a new starting point for the struggle against this kind of crime"
- 9 years ago
Ceremonies are being held around the world to remember the Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks in 1915.
World leaders, including the presidents of Russia, France and Serbia, gathered in the Armenian capital on Friday for the 100th anniversary of the massacres of up to 1.5 million people.
It is called a genocide by about two dozen countries and on Thursday the German President used the word, the first time it has been used officially in Berlin.
Pope Francis also recently referred to the deaths as genocide.
Turkey angrily rejects use of the term, insisting there was no organised campaign to wipe out Armenians. It says there were high death tolls on both sides.
The dignitaries who gathered at a memorial overlooking Yerevan placed flowers on a floral tribute.
The Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan told the ceremony: “We have to find a solution, before humanity once again breaks its promise that something like this should never happen again.
“The commemoration of the 100th ann
World leaders, including the presidents of Russia, France and Serbia, gathered in the Armenian capital on Friday for the 100th anniversary of the massacres of up to 1.5 million people.
It is called a genocide by about two dozen countries and on Thursday the German President used the word, the first time it has been used officially in Berlin.
Pope Francis also recently referred to the deaths as genocide.
Turkey angrily rejects use of the term, insisting there was no organised campaign to wipe out Armenians. It says there were high death tolls on both sides.
The dignitaries who gathered at a memorial overlooking Yerevan placed flowers on a floral tribute.
The Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan told the ceremony: “We have to find a solution, before humanity once again breaks its promise that something like this should never happen again.
“The commemoration of the 100th ann