SWITZERLAND TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE “ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION”
European Union News
April 2, 2015 Thursday
Bern
Office of The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation has
issued the following news release:
The Swiss ambassador to Armenia will represent Switzerland at the
commemoration of the “Armenian Genocide centennial” on 24 April in
Yerevan. This is in keeping with the Federal Council’s tradition
of participating with the appropriate restraint and discretion in
commemorations of international historic events.
The Federal Council has condemned on a number of occasions the tragic
events of 1915 which led to the death of a very large number of
Armenians (between several hundred thousand and 1.5 million depending
on the source).
Switzerland will also continue to work towards a normalisation
of relations between Turkey and Armenia. One of the provisions of
the Zurich Protocols of 2009 envisions the establishment of a joint
commission of independent historians from both countries tasked with
re-examining these tragic events.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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