From the highlights of Serzh Sargsyan’s messages since 2009 on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Day.

 “Crimes against humanity have no statute of limitations either in people’s memory or before the court of history. International recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide is a matter of restoration of historical justice for the Armenian people and the Republic of Armenia.”

 “Some people suggest us not to dig up the old wounds of 100 years ago, but to look ahead.” Our response to such admonitions is as follows: Orhan Pamuk and Hrand Dink were not tried 100 years ago. They were judged before our eyes. This issue is topical and urgent for both Turkish and Armenian societies.”

 “At the same time, I publicly reaffirm. we do not consider Turkish society as an enemy. Bowing our heads in front of the memory of the innocent victims, we remember all those Turkish individuals, Turkish families, who reached out to their Armenian neighbors and friends who were being destroyed by the barbarians in those difficult days, and freed many Armenian children from the clutches of the khujan.”

 “Genocide is a consequence not only of the developments within the given state or society, but also of the failure of the entire international system. It has been proven more than once that impunity is a prerequisite for the repetition of genocide.”

 “The recognition of the genocide is not the world’s tribute to the Armenian people and its victims. Genocide recognition is the victory of human conscience and justice over intolerance and hatred.”

 “Before being separatists, let’s be patriots as a nation.”

 “On important occasions, I always wear the forget-me-not, which has become a symbol of the fight against genocide. It has a very clear advice and message. The crime committed against our people more than a century ago can never be forgotten.”

 “The rulers of Armenia should not forget that more than a million lives that were cut off these days 110 years ago can never become a subject of negotiation, and the undeniable reality of the genocide cannot be presented as an “obstacle to peace”. The opposite approach cannot be qualified otherwise than political demoralization and denationalization.

 “The authorities denying national interests and endangering the existence of the state must be removed, because the shortest way to lose statehood is through giving up one’s rights and dignity, the struggle for justice, and erasing the historical memory. Therefore:

IT IS OUR DUTY TO REMEMBER
DEMANDING THE RIGHT
FIGHTING IS A NECESSITY.”

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