April 24 2010 is the tribute day of the Armenian Genocide victims. The world spread Armenians honor the memory of the not guilty victims who were killed in their own mother country as a result of the genocidal policy of the Turkish authorities. There were an expected two million Armenians people living in the Ottoman Empire on the evening of WWI.
The word genocide assumes maximum importance for the Armenian residents who want Turkey to acknowledge that the massive killing that took place several decades back was a massacre. The president of Armenia, Serzh Sarksyan said that the country is still willing to resume peace process.
An estimated 1.5 million Armenians were killed or died between 1915 and 1923 of starvation from the epidemics that swept through the concentration camps, according to the Armenian National Institute, a nonprofit “dedicated to the study, research and affirmation” of the genocide.
Armenians are trying to create pressure on the US government to use the word genocide to commemorate the anniversary of the massacres. However, it seems unlikely given the fact that The USA is not likely to alienate Turkey which is a member of NATO.
Related Posts:
- Fact Sheet: Armenian Genocide
- The President of Armenia
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