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VLADIMIR PUTIN: 1.5 MLN ARMENIANS WERE KILLED, 600 THSD WERE DEPORTED, UNIQUE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND INVALUABLE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS WERE DESTROYED IN 1915
by Tatevik Shahunyan
Friday, April 24, 13:51
Russia extends its cordial condolences to Armenian people, who suffered
one of the greatest tragedies of the world. 1.5 mln Armenians were
killed, 600 thsd were deported, unique historical and architectural
monuments and invaluable books and manuscripts were destroyed in
1915, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Armenian Genocide
Centennial commemoration event at Tsitsernalaberd Memorial Complex
in Yerevan.
"The events of 1915 shocked the world. Russia took that grief as its
own. Millions of Armenians found shelter in Russia. It was the Russian
diplomacy that gained international condemnation of those events.
Russia, France and Great Britain issued a joint statement qualifying
those events as a crime against civilization and humanity," said the
Russian President. He added that Armenian and Russian nations have
been connected with warm relations for centuries. He also recalled
WWII and the earthquake in Spitak, Armenia.
Putin pointed out that hundreds of Russian cities will hold over
2,000 events commemorating the Armenian Genocide Centennial and not
only the 3 million Armenians in Russia but also representatives of
other nationalities will take part in the events.
"Our stand remains unchanged - the mass killings cannot be justified
anyhow. We should do everything possible to prevent the tragic events
of the past from happening again. Unfortunately, neo-fascism and
Russophobia are gaining momentum in some corners of the world. Before
taking any measures, we should think of their aftermath. We should
be tolerant and respect each other. This is how we can change the
world for the better," said Putin.
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by Tatevik Shahunyan
Friday, April 24, 13:51
Russia extends its cordial condolences to Armenian people, who suffered
one of the greatest tragedies of the world. 1.5 mln Armenians were
killed, 600 thsd were deported, unique historical and architectural
monuments and invaluable books and manuscripts were destroyed in
1915, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Armenian Genocide
Centennial commemoration event at Tsitsernalaberd Memorial Complex
in Yerevan.
"The events of 1915 shocked the world. Russia took that grief as its
own. Millions of Armenians found shelter in Russia. It was the Russian
diplomacy that gained international condemnation of those events.
Russia, France and Great Britain issued a joint statement qualifying
those events as a crime against civilization and humanity," said the
Russian President. He added that Armenian and Russian nations have
been connected with warm relations for centuries. He also recalled
WWII and the earthquake in Spitak, Armenia.
Putin pointed out that hundreds of Russian cities will hold over
2,000 events commemorating the Armenian Genocide Centennial and not
only the 3 million Armenians in Russia but also representatives of
other nationalities will take part in the events.
"Our stand remains unchanged - the mass killings cannot be justified
anyhow. We should do everything possible to prevent the tragic events
of the past from happening again. Unfortunately, neo-fascism and
Russophobia are gaining momentum in some corners of the world. Before
taking any measures, we should think of their aftermath. We should
be tolerant and respect each other. This is how we can change the
world for the better," said Putin.
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