ArmInfo.Acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan made a statement in connection with the Day of Commemoration of Armenian Genocide Victims.
Karen Karapetyan's statement reads: "Dear compatriots, April 24 is the Day of Remembrance of Armenian Genocide victims, when all Armenians in Armenia, Artsakh and Diaspora bow their heads before the memory of the innocent victims of the first genocide of the 20th century." The events in the Ottoman Empire are the hardest a tragedy not only for those who survived the Genocide, but for the entire Armenian people, the genocide changed the fate of the Armenian people, made us see suffering and deprivation in the future.
We, however, were stronger than the executioners, and found the strength to be reborn, independent statehood and self-control of our own destiny.Today we are going through another difficult stage of our recent history.ZYesterday I called all political forces to depoliticize this day.I am grateful that this appeal was adopted and we are now showing the world that, in spite of existing difficulties and unresolved internal problems, we are united and united, it is our duty to innocent victims.
We reaffirm our determination to build a strong statehood, a free and civilized society, and nothing can go wrong to lead us from the path of building the country of our dreams, " - he noted.