The ARF-D Hay Dat Committee of the Netherlands is preparing a number of symbolic events advancing the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Famous figures from Netherlands to call on the world to recognize Armenian Genocide
The ARF-D Hay Dat Committee of the Netherlands is preparing a number of symbolic events advancing the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
As “Artsakhpess” reports in a conversation with “Armenpress” the Head of the ARF-D Hay Dat Committee of the Netherlands Masis Abrahamyan stated that they coordinated their activities with the other Hay Dat committees of Europe. “We have exchanged suggestions and there are a row of activities we’ll carry out together,” Masis Abrahamyan noted.
Among other things, the Head of the ARF-D Hay Dat Committee of the Netherlands Masis Abrahamyan underscored that in the Netherlands they are considering to shoot a video clip, where famous Dutch figures will call on the world to make efforts for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many states and international organizations. The complete catalogue of all documents categorizing the 1915 wholesale massacre of the Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly executed act of genocide, is extensive. Uruguay was the first country to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1965. The massacres of the Armenian people were officially condemned and recognized as genocide in accordance with the international law by France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Canada, Vatican and Australia.
