Artsakh war proved Armenia won't allow new genocide: president

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Artsakh Liberation War is the testimony and proof that Armenia will not allow a new genocide, president Serzh Sargsyan said on Monday, April 24 in his message on the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

"April 24, 1915 divided the millennia-long Armenia history in two: before and after that tragic date. The wreckage of Western Armenians, who had survived miraculously, spread all over the world and became the Spyurk," he said in his message.

"We, the living, must not only remember and revere them but also live, work, and struggle with a greater vigor. Live, work, and struggle with an optimistic outlook, with the belief in good, humanity, and justice."

"Over a century has passed from that gruesome day in 1915. We know what we went through in this period of time, and we know that we defeated death. The Artsakh Liberation War is the testimony and proof that we will not allow a new genocide - never again," he added.

The rebirth of the Armenian nation has become reality thanks to the descendants of those who survived, Sargsyan said.

"Today, on April 24, on the day when we pray for the memory for the victims of the Armenian Genocide, we will walk up to Tsitsernakaberd or visit other memorials in different parts of Armenia as well as abroad. Let us remember that this is the annual march of the people who survived, people who didn’t forget what they had left behind and people who look forward with confidence," he concluded.

102 years have passed since the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.