Cyprus always supported Armenians and backed in their struggle for the recognition of Armenian Genocide, stated Marios Garoyian, the President of Cyprus House of Representatives, at the conference dedicated to Armenian Genocide issues in Beirut.

At the “Armenian Genocide and International Law” conference Garoyian said: “Regardless whether committed at wartime or in peace, Genocide is a crime to be punished in accord with international law. Despite, the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide provides effective international sentence, appeal to the Convention is the first step that should be taken.”

Garoyian added that Turkey tried arduously to refute the fact of Genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey.