MosJan Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Latvia Officially Recognizes the Armenian Genocide RIGA — Latvia has officially recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide. The Seima (Parliament) voted 58 to 11 with 7 abstentions to adopt a relevant declaration, Armenia’s outgoing Ambassador to Latvia Tigran Mkrtchyan wrote on his Facebook pageThe resolution was drafted by the parliament’s foreign affairs committee. It says that the mass killings and deportations of Armenians, which began with the April 1915 mass arrests of Armenian intellectuals in Constantinople, constituted a genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman government. It notes that the European Parliament first recognized the genocide in 1987.Emphasizing that Latvia condemns all crimes against humanity, the declaration notes that the country sees it as a duty to recognize and remember these crimes in order to prevent their recurrence.Recognizing that a large number of Armenians were deported to other parts of the empire as a result of the actions of the Ottoman authorities, which resulted in many casualties caused by starvation, atrocities and massacres, the lawmakers condemn the crimes, massacres and forced deportations committed by the Ottoman authorities against the Armenian people.The declaration respects the memory of all the victims of the Armenian Genocide, pays tribute to all the survivors, affirms that open discussions on historical issues are inextricably linked to the development of a healthy, mature democracy.The Seima calls on the international community “to assess these historic events, to look to the future we want to build, without violence, intolerance, a future where human rights are respected, where everyone can be free, safe and secure.”Ambassador Mkrtchyan, hailed the development and thanked Latvian lawmakers for “addressing this issue extremely important for the Armenian people.”“What was hard to imagine years ago became a reality today,” Mkrtchyan wrote on his Facebook page.Predictably, the Latvian resolution was condemned by Turkey, which continues to strongly a deny a premeditated government effort to exterminate the Ottoman Empire’s Armenian population. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it is devoid of “any legal basis.”The vehement Turkish denials are dismissed by most scholars outside Turkey.The Armenian genocide has also been recognized by the parliaments and/or governments of three dozen other countries, including Latvia’s Baltic neighbor Lithuania as well as the United States, Russia, France, Germany and Italy.U.S. President Joe Biden used the word “genocide” in his April 24 statement on the 106th anniversary of the World War One-era slaughter of Ottoman Armenians. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Same bark, different country!Public Radio of ArmeniaMay 6 2021Turkey offers the Latvian Parliament to retract from “wrong step” of recognizing the Armenian GenocideThe Turkish Foreign Ministry has called on the Latvian Parliament to retract from the “wrong step” of recognizing the Armenian Genocide.In a statement the Turkish Foreign Ministry called the “recognition of the 1915 events as genocide” a “null attempt to rewrite history with political motives.”“We reject and strongly condemn this unfortunate and unlawful decision. Parliaments are not venues for history writing and judgment,” the Foreign Ministry stated.The comments come after the Latvian Seima (Parliament) voted today to adopt a declaration recognizing and condemning the Armenian genocide.“Instead of serving the agenda of some circles that try to create enmity from history, we invite the Latvian Parliament to take back this wrong step and to support the efforts to establish a practice of peaceful coexistence in the region, especially between the Turkish and Armenian peoples,” the Ministry stated.The declaration adopted by the Latvian parliament respects the memory of all the victims of the Armenian Genocide, pays tribute to all the survivors, affirms that open discussions on historical issues are inextricably linked to the development of a healthy, mature democracy.The Seima calls on the international community “to assess these historic events, to look to the future we want to build, without violence, intolerance, a future where human rights are respected, where everyone can be free, safe and secure.”https://en.armradio.am/2021/05/06/turkey-offers-the-latvian-parliament-to-retract-from-wrong-step-of-recognizing-the-armenian-genocide/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 Armenpress.com Armenian Foreign Ministry salutes declaration of Latvia's parliament recognizing Armenian Genocide SaveShare 20:43, 6 May, 2021YEREVAN, MAY 6, ARMENPRESS. Universal recognition of the Armenian Genocide is one of the key security guarantees for the Armenian people, ARMENPRESS reports, reads the statement of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia saluting the declaration recognizing the Armenian Genocide by the Latvian parliament.The Armenian Foreign Ministry assessed the declaration recognizing the Armenian Genocide a step towards the universal recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide. ‘’This declaration is important not only from the perspective of justice and truth, but also for the prevention of similar crimes in the future. The universal recognition of the Armenian Genocide is one of the key security guarantees for the Armenian people’’, reads the statement. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1051538.html?fbclid=IwAR1LkSlQLhDV8xSj4cORnD-K5JRwABbLnG-h6V7a24xJsS4jyj5iq7YEjiY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted May 10, 2021 Report Share Posted May 10, 2021 Armenpress.com Turkish defense ministry uses word ''genocide'' responding to Latvia's decision than deletes it SaveShare 21:29, 7 May, 2021YEREVAN, MAY 7, ARMENPRESS. The Turkish defense ministry used the word ''genocide'' on its Twitter page, responding to the adoption of the declaration recognizing the Armenian Genocide by the Latvian parliament, but a few minutes later deleted the note, ARMENPRESS reports the Greek City Times informs, publishing the screen shot of the Turkish defense ministry’s Twitter note.''We reject and do not recognize the Latvian Parliament's decision on the genocide'', read the Twitter page of the Turkish defense ministry. Latvia officially recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide on May 6. 58 out of 100 members of the Saeima voted in favor of the resolution. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1051672.html?fbclid=IwAR0AJKvlgleltYiFyuAd_33050f0ped5XXQ_kom1iBpwKpDdVZQ7gvrxU8U 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onjig Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 Dievs svētī mūsu latviešu buljonus un māsu! God bless our Latvaian Brothers and sisters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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