Thursday, 23 April 2009
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Message on Armenian Genocide Victims’ Remembrance Day
Dear Compatriots,
April 24 has a double meaning for any Armenian. Each year on this very day not only do we bow before the memory of numerous innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide, but having learnt a lesson from unforgettable past experiences, we bend our eyes on the present day and the future. History suggests us that if we are to survive and keep up our national identity, we need strength and a fighting spirit, a powerful sovereign and democratic State in addition to humanism, frankness and adherence to ethnic and ethical values. We need nationwide solidarity and unity to make our Cause heard in any part of the globe.
Today, as the Armenian Genocide is being recognized in increasingly more countries of the world, we do believe that by ushering in the third millennium, civilized nations are more than ever unanimous in the acknowledgement and condemnation of any such crime committed against humanity and in the restoration of historical justice.
I am confident that owing to our nationwide efforts, the civilized world may grow in its faith that along with a focus on past memories, our claim for international recognition of the Armenian Genocide seeks to prevent the recurrence of similar crimes in future. This will help build up and promote normal relationship, confidence and cooperation between nations and States in this rapidly changing and ever decreasing world.
