Bako Sahakyan: We will continue to fight for Armenian Genocide  recognition and for conviction of the denial 

ArmInfo. Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan came out with a statement on Armenian Genocide victims' commemoration day.

"April 24 1915 became one of the most tragic and bloody pages in  centuries old Armenian history. During these April days in Ottoman  Empire was given a start of horrible program, which aim was total  destruction of Armenians, destruction of our historical motherland,  cultural and spiritual values.

It was the first genocide against the humanity conducted at state  level, which caused 1.5 million Armenians death. Almost the same  number of people were resettled forcibly from their paternal houses  and motherland, and their property was stolen and grabbed by  torturers.

But thanks to our strong faith, firmness, endless love and devotion  to motherland Armenian nation managed to overcome this horrible  tragedy. In a small part of our historical motherland Armenian  tricolor again began to be waved, and today we have free, independent  and sovereign Armenians in Artsakh. Our fellow nationals, who managed  to survive the Genocide and who found asylums in different parts of  the world, formed strong Diaspora, which lives with motherland's  concerns and is one the most important reliance of our nation  identity. 

The Genocide will never be erased from Armenians' memory. We will  continue to fight confidently for Armenian Genocide recognition and  for conviction of its denial. This imprescriptible crime should not  forget the whole civil world as well. Neglect and indifference in  this issue is a crime, which promotes committing  new crimes in the  future. This simple truth was confirmed not once in 20-21 centuries,  and we are thankful to the people and states, which were with us  during these hard days supporting us and today are in our struggle  for restoration of justice.  

Paying tribute to martyrs memory, we should realize clearly that the  most trustful pawn of defense capacity of our motherland and security  of the nation is free, sovereign and democratic state, mission  capable army, strong trinity Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora, and  for their  strengthening, development and enforcement  we will do everything  possible", the President said.