Saturday, April 22 2017 11:39

ArmInfo.The American state of Wyoming recognized the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian National Committee of America reports this, referring to a letter sent by the  state Governor Matthew Mead

In particular, Mead stated that it is necessary to prevent the  repetition of the history and unimaginable atrocities that occurred  during the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust. He also  expressed support for the fact that he will attend the commemoration  of the Armenian Genocide in the Capitol on April 23.

To recall, more than two dozen countries around the world recognized  the Armenian Genocide. The first to recognize the Armenian Genocide  was Uruguay, further Argentina, Russia, Belgium, the Vatican,  Venezuela, Greece, Italy, Canada, Cyprus, Lebanon, Lithuania,  Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, France, Chile, Switzerland, Sweden,  Bolivia, Germany and several other countries. It is noteworthy that  Switzerland, Slovakia, Greece and Cyprus also passed laws on the  criminalization of the denial of the Armenian Genocide.

The bill on the criminalization of the Armenian Genocide is also  submitted to the French parliament and is under consideration. The  Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the UN Subcommission on  the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, the UN  Commission on War Crimes, and the World Council of Churches, also  recognized the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide was also  recognized by New South Wales (Australia), Sicily, Sao Paulo, Ceara  and Parana (Brazil), Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (Great  Britain), Basque Country, Catalonia, Balearic Islands (Spain), two  dozen Spanish cities, Quebec (Canada), Kiev, Uzhgorod, Izyum,  Goloseevsky district (Ukraine), Crimea, Karkhajent, Alakuas and Elda  Most US states.