Charles Aznavour’s son pays homage to Armenian Genocide victims in Yerevan Memorial on behalf of family
Nikola Aznavour, the son of Charles Aznavour, paid tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims in Tsitsernakaberd Memorial, on behalf of the Aznavour family.
“This isn’t the first time I’m in Armenia. I’ve been here in 2015 with my father. I’ve come on behalf of the Aznavour family, my presence here is very important for my family. The main message of my visit is to show the next generation that they have to always be here, we have to assist Armenia being strong and united, that’s why I’m here today,” he said, mentioning his father was unable to arrive and participate in the commemorative ceremony, however his family’s thoughts are with the Armenian people.
The Armenian people, top officials and visiting foreigners pay tribute to the memory of the victims of Armenian Genocide on April 24, in the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial.
The Armenian Genocide, committed by the Ottoman government, has been substantiated, recognized and confrmied by eyewitness accounts, laws, resolutions and decisions of numerous states and international organizations. The full range of documents which label the massacres of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as an act of premeditated genocide is huge.
Organization like the European Council, the European Parliament, several UN committees, the World Council of Churches, the Parliament of MERCOSUR and others have recognized the Armenian Genocide. Many countries have recognized the Armenian Genocide – the first country to officially recognize it was Uruguay, in 1965.
The following countries have officially recognized and condemned the massacres of the Armenian people as an act of genocide, according to international rights – France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Uruguay, Argentina (2 laws, 5 resolutions), Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Vatican, Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, New South Wales of Australia and 45 states of the US.
