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Edward Nalbandian: What is happening in the Middle East proves the  importance of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the  Crime of Genocide

Edward Nalbandian: What is happening in the Middle East proves the  importance of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the  Crime of Genocide

ArmInfo."At the initiative of Armenia, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the prevention of genocide in 2015. As a next step, again on our  initiative, the UN General Assembly proclaimed December 9 an  International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Genocide,"  Foreign Ministry of Greece Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

"The moral duty of the peoples, past the horrors of the Genocide, to  stand on the forefront of international efforts to prevent genocides  and crimes against humanity. In this regard, our activities have  received international recognition, as recently stated by the Deputy  Secretary-General of the United Nations, Michael Miller. Armenia  played a leading role in defending the importance of the 1948  Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,  "Nalbandian said.

He also noted that on December 9, 2018 - the International Day of  Remembrance is of great importance, since it will coincide with the  70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment  of the Crime of Genocide. In connection with this, the 3rd Global  Forum on Crimes against Genocide will be held in Yerevan. "70 years  after the adoption of the Convention, the world has not been  liberated from the threat of this disaster, it is extremely important  to double the international efforts to strengthen the prevention  program." What we see today, especially in the Middle East with  regard to ethnic and religious groups, directly proves the  significance of the Convention, in which clearly defined punitive  measures against the perpetrators of this crime, "Nalbandian said,  stressing that Armenia was one of the first countries that voiced  this issue, demanding the strengthening of international preventive  mechanisms.

Nalbandian also stressed that the recent chairmanship in the OSCE  focused on the further development of measures to combat hatred and  discrimination against Christians and other religious groups, as well  as the establishment of the Office for Democratic Institutions and  Human Rights. "The conference, which was held at a high level in  Yerevan with the support of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, was also  very important." Violence in the Middle East has not bypassed the  Armenians who were part of the multicultural and multifaceted mosaic  of Syria and the Mediterranean for centuries. "Armenian settlements,  churches, schools and many of our compatriots were killed as a result  of terrorist acts and some were forced to leave their homes More than  22,000 refugees from Syria took refuge in Armenia by making our  country the largest in Europe in terms of the number of refugees from  Syria, and we also tried, as far as possible, to help those who need  humanitarian assistance in Syria, "the Minister of Foreign Affairs  concluded.

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