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PRESIDENT OF CYPRUS: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN
April 23, 2015 11:15
EXCLUSIVE
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades
Photo: huffpost.com
Yerevan /Mediamax/. President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades told
Mediamax today that the Armenian Genocide gave many important lessons
to the humanity.
Nicos Anastasiades told Mediamax about it on the eve of his visit to
Yerevan on April 24.
"Only by recognizing the magnitude of the catastrophe can we hope to
redeem humanity and civilization from its darkest pages.
I am visiting Armenia, upon the invitation of H.E. the President
of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, to attend a most important event, the
centennial commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
Our delegation visiting Yerevan, comprising of myself, the President of
the House of Representatives, as well as several members of parliament
and high level government officials, is here to offer a message of
solidarity, respect, and remembrance to the Armenian people; the
Medz Yeghern, can never be forgotten, and we will solemnly continue
to honour the memory of those who perished, out of respect for the
Armenian people, and ultimately, out of respect for humanity and the
sanctity of human life", said the President of Cyprus.
He recalled that Cyprus is home to a vibrant Armenian community,
and a good friend of the Armenian state, and the official delegation
could not have been absent from the events due in Yerevan on April 24.
Cyprus has done a lot to serve this cause: it became a home and a safe
haven to thousands of Armenian refugees fleeing Ottoman persecution
and famine in the early part of the 20th century, it became the
first European country to have recognised the Armenian genocide and
most recently, it has criminalised the public claim of denial of the
genocide, by Parliamentary decree.
The lessons to be learned by the Armenian genocide, the first genocide
of the tumultuous 20th century, are many and important. We need to
keep alive the remembrance of the genocide by paying tribute to the
millions of lives lost, by serving their memory and legacy, and being
adamant that impunity cannot go unpunished", said Nicos Anastasiades.
According to the President of Cyprus, the people of Armenia and Cyprus
share a lot, unfortunately also being victims of the same impunity.
"We also share universal values and principles: respect in
international law, peace, the independence and freedom of peoples
and respect for human rights. These characteristics stem from our
interwoven history and the struggles of our peoples who persevered
for survival and prosperity", he said.
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April 23, 2015 11:15
EXCLUSIVE
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades
Photo: huffpost.com
Yerevan /Mediamax/. President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades told
Mediamax today that the Armenian Genocide gave many important lessons
to the humanity.
Nicos Anastasiades told Mediamax about it on the eve of his visit to
Yerevan on April 24.
"Only by recognizing the magnitude of the catastrophe can we hope to
redeem humanity and civilization from its darkest pages.
I am visiting Armenia, upon the invitation of H.E. the President
of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, to attend a most important event, the
centennial commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.
Our delegation visiting Yerevan, comprising of myself, the President of
the House of Representatives, as well as several members of parliament
and high level government officials, is here to offer a message of
solidarity, respect, and remembrance to the Armenian people; the
Medz Yeghern, can never be forgotten, and we will solemnly continue
to honour the memory of those who perished, out of respect for the
Armenian people, and ultimately, out of respect for humanity and the
sanctity of human life", said the President of Cyprus.
He recalled that Cyprus is home to a vibrant Armenian community,
and a good friend of the Armenian state, and the official delegation
could not have been absent from the events due in Yerevan on April 24.
Cyprus has done a lot to serve this cause: it became a home and a safe
haven to thousands of Armenian refugees fleeing Ottoman persecution
and famine in the early part of the 20th century, it became the
first European country to have recognised the Armenian genocide and
most recently, it has criminalised the public claim of denial of the
genocide, by Parliamentary decree.
The lessons to be learned by the Armenian genocide, the first genocide
of the tumultuous 20th century, are many and important. We need to
keep alive the remembrance of the genocide by paying tribute to the
millions of lives lost, by serving their memory and legacy, and being
adamant that impunity cannot go unpunished", said Nicos Anastasiades.
According to the President of Cyprus, the people of Armenia and Cyprus
share a lot, unfortunately also being victims of the same impunity.
"We also share universal values and principles: respect in
international law, peace, the independence and freedom of peoples
and respect for human rights. These characteristics stem from our
interwoven history and the struggles of our peoples who persevered
for survival and prosperity", he said.
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