make preferableYEREVAN. – On the occasion of the centennial of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks, the Patriada organization of the Greeks of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) on Thursday held a mourning ceremony.
The event, which was held near the Eternal Flame at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan, brought together the Greek ambassador, Armenian MPs, and ordinary citizens.
Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia, stated that the Armenians and the Greeks need to fight together at international platforms, to achieve recognition of the first genocides of the 20th century.
Greek Ambassador Ioannis Taghis, for his part, expressed gratitude to the Armenian people for assisting in the condemnation of the Greek Genocide.
In March 2015, the parliament of Armenia unanimously adopted a statement that condemns the genocide of the Greeks and Assyrians in the Ottoman Empire.
May 19 marks the anniversary of the genocide of the Pontic Greeks.
