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  • Homage Paid To Those Killed In Baku And Sumgayit

    HOMAGE PAID TO THOSE KILLED IN BAKU AND SUMGAYIT

    gov.am
    Jan 20 2010
    Armenia

    On the 20th anniversary of mass killings organized in Baku, RA
    Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the memorial complex of
    Tsitsernakaberd to pay homage to the victims of these acts of crime.

    The Prime Minister and those in attendance laid a wreath at the
    monument serving to keep alive the memory of innocent victims. They
    observed a minute of silence before the stele dedicated to the victims
    and honored the funeral service.

    "This is a day of commemoration, meditation and warning for all
    of us," Tigran Sargsyan said in his remarks. "Twenty years ago, our
    compatriots were killed in Baku merely because they were Armenians. We
    must emphasize this while commemorating our victims. We should see if
    Armenians all over the world are protected today, whether our dream
    of mastering the destiny is realized completely and we are safe from
    new threats and challenges, whether we are protected from new ethnic
    cleansings targeting our compatriots in different parts of the globe.

    The lesson to draw from history is as follows: our powerful and
    sovereign statehood is the only pledge for us to tackle all-Armenian
    issues and survive as a nation. We must have a strong Armenia if we
    are to feel ourselves protected in any part of the world. We need
    cohesion and nationwide cooperation in the face of new challenges
    ahead as evidenced not only by the killings that took place in Baku 20
    years ago, but also by those continued incidences of xenophobia versus
    the Armenians officially fomented in Azerbaijan. Hence, we should
    be watchful and cautious. In commemorating our innocent victims,
    we must clearly see the key to those nationwide issues facing the
    Armenian world, namely the strengthening of our sovereign statehood
    that is the reinforced, fortified, independent and free Armenia."
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