Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, highlighted that Russia was among the first countries in the world to recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide.
Speaking at a weekly press briefing, Zakharova said that Russia mourns together with the Armenian people on the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire.
“Today we extend our deepest condolences to the Armenian people and share their mourning on this day, as always. I would also like to remind you that Russia’s position is objective and consistent—mass extermination based on nationality cannot be justified under any circumstances,” she said.
Zakharova emphasized that from the very beginning, this horrific tragedy has been perceived in Russia as its “own pain.”
According to a spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 24 has immense spiritual, moral, and political significance for the Armenian people and for the multi-million-strong Armenian diaspora in Russia.
In 1995, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide.
Earlier today, Russian President Vladimir Putin released a statement paying tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
