Commemoration events to honor memory of the Armenian Genocide victims were held in 14 settlements of Kazakhstan on April 22-24.

The participants laid flowers at khchkar (cross stone) installed in the territory of the Armenian center in Almaty.

Genocide commemoration events were held in Karaganda, Astana and other cities.

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. Armenian Genocide was recognized by the Vatican, European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.