Romanian President: May the Memory of the Victims of Armenian Genocide Stay Eternally in Our Hearts

• 04.24.2015, 18:35
•  Europe,  Armenia

On Friday Romanian President Klaus Iohannis  called to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians Genocide. According to the president, the commemoration and the awareness of the tragedy the Armenian people has passed through are today compulsory approaches for our world to learn the lesson of the past, Romanian Agency Agerpress reports.

"One century after the tragic events of 1915, I bring a pious homage to the victims of the Armenian people, who resisted over decades the history's ups and downs and the hardships from the beginning of the last century. Hundreds of thousands of innocent souls have perished then in a terrible crime that overshadowed humanity and compels us today to recognition and reconciliation," - Iohannis said in his message, according to the Presidential Administration.

He mentioned in his speech that the respect for the victims urges them to turn their mind to the victims and pray for them in silence.

"May the memory of the victims stay eternally in our hearts!", -  the president said.