ArmInfo.The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) joined In Defense of Christians (IDC) and  Save Armenia in calling on the State Department to follow U.S.  Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommendations to place Azerbaijan on its Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list, along with North Korea and Pakistan.  

ArmInfo. The Russian Embassy in Armenia spoke about the commemorative events held on the territory  of the Russian Federation on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of  the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo. Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced bipartisan  legislation that seeks to enforce sanctions against Azerbaijani officials responsible for war crimes and human rights abuses, including the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the arbitrary detention of  Armenian POWs and civilian captives, the torture and abuse of  detainees, and extrajudicial killings, reported the Armenian National  Committee of America (ANCA).

ArmInfo. President of the RA National Academy of Sciences Ashot Saghyan and Stamatios Krimigis signed a memorandum of cooperation in Athens. 

ArmInfo. On April 25, the head of the Armenia-France parliamentary friendship group Vladimir Vardanyan met with a delegation led by Jean-Luc Melenchon, a member of the "France Unbowed" (or "Unsubmissive France") group at the National Assembly of France. 

ArmInfo. Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a statement and video commemorating the Armenian Genocide and calling for accountability for Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the release of hostages, and sanctions on Azerbaijan.  His full statement is below.

ArmInfo.Those who consign the Armenian Genocide to oblivion will not digest this, Armenia's  ex-president Robert Kocharyan told journalists at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex.

ArmInfo.French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal made a speech on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the RA Public TV reports. 

ArmInfo. On April 23, a commemoration ceremony for the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was organized in the hall of the House of Representatives of Uruguay, which was attended by the country's president Luis Lacalle Pou, Foreign Minister Omar Paganini, and  Deputy Foreign Minister Nicol s Albertoni.

ArmInfo. President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou made a statement on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

ArmInfo. Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias expressed the conviction that recognition of the historical truth is necessary in order to avoid repeating crimes against humanity.

ArmInfo. The Turkish Foreign Ministry continues its policy of denying the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

ArmInfo. On April 24, Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin and Defense Attache at the Embassy Igor Shcherbakov took part in a wreath- and flower-laying ceremony at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex. The Russian Embassy in Armenia reports.

ArmInfo. Today we mourn together with the Armenian people. In our country, as throughout the world, the memory of the victims of the tragedy of the early twentieth century is honored. This is stated in the address of Abkhazia's Leader Aslan Bzhania on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.  "Abkhazia's position has been and remains consistent: we have always believed that there is no, and cannot be, any justification for the mass murder of people. Such events cannot be erased from the historical memory of people.

ArmInfo. This year, on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, banners could be seen at the top of Tsitsernakaberd, reading, "Free Armenian Prisoners Now," "There can be no peace agreement without the release of Armenian prisoners," "No COP29 in Azerbaijan without freeing all Armenian prisoners," "Global Silence, Global Shame: Stop Genocide," alongside the photos of more than two dozen Armenian prisoners illegally held in Baku prison.  These banners were carried by the participants of the mass march organized by the friends of Ruben Vardanyan, who is illegally detained in Baku prison, not only paying tribute to the memory of millions of innocent martyrs on the anniversary of the Genocide, but also expressing their support for the Armenian prisoners and Ruben Vardanyan, who declared a hunger strike on April 5 in order to demand the immediate release of all Armenian prisoners.  "Today, we commemorate the martyrs of the Genocide and, through this action, we simultaneously strive to draw the world's attention to the fact that we have prisoners held illegally in Baku prisons, one of whom, Ruben Vardanyan, has been on hunger strike for about 20 days.  International human rights organizations should respond and implement pressure mechanisms, because the issue of Armenian prisoners illegally arrested and held as hostages in an authoritarian country is also the issue of the civilized world. We know that Ruben Vardanyan's family and friends are concerned about his condition and demand that the International Committee of the Red Cross visit him immediately. Through this march, we also demand the same and join Ruben Vardanyan's demand to immediately release all Armenian prisoners," said Ruben Hayrapetyan, the organizer of the action.  One of the banners borne by the participants of the march was the message conveyed by Ruben Vardanyan from Baku prison to his family: "Values and principles are more important than even life itself.

ArmInfo. Today, we pause to remember the lives lost during the Meds Yeghern-the Armenian genocide-and renew our pledge to never forget. This was stated in the statement of US President Joe Biden commemorating the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo. Istanbul's Sisli district chapter of Turkey's opposition Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) issued a statement at the entrance to the Pangalti subway station, on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of  the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo.The Syrian Parliament unanimously recognized the Genocide and called on other parliaments  to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to Armenia Nora Arisyan  stated on April 24 in a conversation with journalists in Tsitsernakaberd.  She recalled that Syria recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2020, and the context of this recognition was presented by the Syria-Armenia Friendship  Commission.

ArmInfo. Former French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacote calls for being on the side of  memory, truth and justice on the issue of the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo. April 24 is not just a day of remembrance of martyrs, it is a call, a message coming to us  from our glorious martyrs, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I stated in his speech at the memorial ceremony dedicated to the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.