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 Tuesday, February 17 2026 11:32
Aline Grigoryan

While Armenian authorities question fact of Armenian Genocide,  foreign figures are speaking out in defense of Armenian people`s  inalienable rights

While Armenian authorities question fact of Armenian Genocide,  foreign figures are speaking out in defense of Armenian people`s  inalienable rights

ArmInfo.While the current Armenian government questions the fact of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in the name of maintaining its own power, denies historical Armenia, and tramples on collective dignity, foreign political and public figures are speaking out in defense of the  inalienable rights of the Armenian people. Lilit Galstyan, a member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) Bureau and a member of the Armenian  parliament from the opposition "Armenia" faction, wrote about this on her Facebook page.

The MP reported that she participated in a special event dedicated to  the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide at the Montebello  Memorial. In this regard, Galstyan recalled that the genocides in  Artsakh and Gaza took place before the eyes of the civilized world.  According to her, the main message conveyed by Garo Matenyan, ARF  Dashnaktsutyun's regional representative for the Western District of  the United States, and other officials was that the Genocide is a  crime without parallel, and impunity facilitates the commission of  further acts of genocide.

The event, according to the ARF member, was attended by Congresswoman  Judy Chu, California State Senator Bob Archuleta, Mike Fonk, Glendale  Mayor Ara Najarian, Montebello Mayor Georgina Tamayo, as well as  representatives from Burbank and Glendale.

As a reminder, on September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan, under the pretext  of an "anti-terrorist operation," initiated a large-scale aggression  against Artsakh, which led to the complete de-Armenization of the  NKR.  This was preceded by a nearly 10-month blockade of the  republic. Since the enemy aggression that began in the fall of 2020,  which culminated in the complete ethnic cleansing of Artsakh in  September 2023, over 150,000 Artsakh residents have lost their  homeland and become refugees.

As a reminder, the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire was the  first genocide of the 20th century.  Armenians remember the victims  of this tragedy every year on April 24. Turkey traditionally denies  accusations of the mass extermination of over 1.5 million Armenians.  The Armenian Genocide has been recognized by many countries and a  number of authoritative international organizations. Uruguay was the  first country to recognize the Genocide in 1965. This fact was then  recognized by Cyprus, Russia, Greece, Canada, Lebanon, Belgium,  France, Paraguay, Argentina, Sweden, Bolivia, Great Britain, Holland,  Slovakia, Germany, Lithuania, Venezuela, Poland, Chile, Switzerland,  Brazil, Luxembourg, Austria, the Vatican, the Czech Republic,  Denmark, Portugal, as well as the interim government of Libya, the  USA, Syria, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches  and a number of other authoritative international organizations.  

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