On April 24, Uruguayan President José Mujica will participate in the events dedicated to the 95th commemoration of Armenian Genocide in Montevideo. He will also attend the opening ceremony of Khachkar in “Armenia” Square, brought from Armenia, Uruguayan Presidential website reports.

During World War I the Ottoman Empire authorities organized barbaric extermination of about 1.5 Armenians, turning Western Anatolia into a desert. April 24, 1915 Armenian intellectuals of Turkey were arrested in Constantinople. April 24 is a Remembrance Day of Genocide victims and is commemorated in many countries each year.

Armenian Genocide is recognized and condemned by a number of countries and international organizations. It is officially recognized by Uruguay, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia, Argentina, Canada, the Vatican, Lebanon, Chile, Sweden and others. Forty-two out of 50 states of U.S. officially recognized Genocide and proclaimed April 24 – Genocide Remembrance Day.

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