YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. The Polish people stand with the Armenians, they express their support and condemn the Armenian Genocide.

The Polish community of Armenia paid tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims.

Kristine Yeremyan, vice-president of the Polish community in Armenia, mentioned that they find it to be their duty to commemorate the memory of the innocent victims.

“Today, our compatriots who have arrived from Poland are also with us. We are with you both here and in Poland. As you know commemorative events are planned in Poland also”, she said.

She mentioned Armenians in Poland are very active, they have their contribution in various branches, which is appreciated by both the people and the government.

“The President of Poland has personally thanked the Armenians, who have contributed to the establishment of the country. He has stressed that it would be impossible to imagine the current state of Poland without the contribution of Armenians”, she said.

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 confirmed 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, Paraguay, Argentina (2 laws, 5 resolutions), Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Vatican, Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, New South Wales of Australia and 45 states of the US.