The websites of the System of a Down group and its leader Serj Tankian will be redirected to http://www.armenian-genocide.org/, the report on the websites and the Facebook fan page reads

On April 24th, for the day of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide by Ottoman Turkey, http://www.systemofadown.com and http://www.serjtankian.com will be redirected to http://www.armenian-genocide.org/ site for education and research on the topic. It is as important to seek justice as recognition, the group stresses.

The world commemorates on April 24 the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century.

Commemoration actions are held in all states, people remember this monstrous crime against humanity as over one and a half million innocent Armenians were massacred in the Ottoman Empire, while hundreds of thousands were tortured and deported.

The fact of the Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states. It was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. In general, the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey has already been recognized by Russia, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, and 42 U.S. states.