YEREVAN. – UK Ambassador to Armenia Katherine Leach visited Memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims.

“Paying our respects at Tsitsernakaberd, remembering the terrible suffering of the Armenian people in 1915,” UK Embassy tweeted.

The 1915-1923 events are considered by many historians as a state-supported mass murder - genocide. Armenia states that the death toll exceeds 1.5 million people; the half of all Armenians at the beginning of the last century.

The fact of the Armenian Genocide is formally recognized by many countries. It was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. The Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey is also recognized by France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, and 44 of the 50 US states. Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Australia likewise have made similar decisions. Russia, on the other hand, has adopted two official statements condemning the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide is also recognized by the Vatican, the European Parliament, and the World Council of Churches.