Czech Ambassador to Armenia Petr Pirunčík visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial on April 24, the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, to pay tribute to the memory of the victims.

The ambassador posted a photo from the memorial and made a statement on social media.

“I visited Tsitsernakaberd and paid tribute to the memory of the innocent victims of the terrible events.

Today marks the 111th anniversary of the commemoration of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. We bow our heads in remembrance of the victims and express our solidarity with the Armenian people.

More than a century ago, Czech traveler and humanitarian KAREL HANSA, in his book ʜʀůᴢʏ ᴠýᴄʜᴏᴅᴜ (ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀsᴛ), bore witness to the suffering of the Armenian people and brought their tragedy closer to the Czech public. His words remain a powerful reminder of the importance of memory, truth, and humanity.

“𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑤 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 — 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑, 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦.”

And elsewhere he wrote:

“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑝ℎ𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔.”

These testimonies remind us that remembrance is not only about the past — it is a commitment to human dignity, compassion, and the prevention of such atrocities in the future.

Nine years ago, on 25 April 2017, the Czech Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide,” Ambassador Pirunčík said.