YEREVAN. – Baroness Caroline Cox, who is a member of the British House of Lords, drew parallels between the Armenian Genocide and Azerbaijan’s actions.

Cox delivered remarks Thursday at the two-day International Social and Political Global Forum against the Crime of Genocide. This forum is devoted to the Armenian Genocide Centennial, it is held in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan, and about 600 participants from fifty countries are taking part in this event.

First, the baroness noted that she is personally sad to represent the parliament of a country which does not recognize the Armenian Genocide, and this is shameful, but Wales and Scotland have recognized this genocide.

As per Baroness Cox, Azerbaijan’s objective of ousting the Armenians from their historical homeland, Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), is another attempt at genocide.

She noted that it is very important to realize that Artsakh has the same right to self-determination as Kosovo, and you need to fight so that justice prevails for Karabakh, too.

Cox added that it is indispensible to recognize the truth about the genocide, and hiding or denying this vice means leaving the wound without medicine so that it constantly bleeds.

Baroness Caroline Cox expressed a view that the Armenian Genocide recognition stems also from the interests of Turkey and the Turkish people.