YEREVAN. - The Armenian and Yezidi peoples are united and will continuously struggle against all kinds of crimes and terrorism, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) faction head Vahram Baghdasaryan said Thursday at the unveiling ceremony of the Yezidi genocide memorial in Yerevan’s Circle Park.    

“It’s not a coincidence that today we are united in struggling side by side against such crimes together. Today we have come to bow to the memory of the innocent Yezidi people and I’m sure that with joint efforts we will be able to make our voice heard all over the world in regard to the genocide, crimes and terrorism. And it’s also not a coincidence that today Armenian and Yezidi soldiers stand shoulder to shoulder struggling against our adversary and defending the peace of our nation,” he said.

In August 2014, the Yezidi population in Sinjar province of Iraq was exterminated en masse by the militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization.