United States Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide memorial on April 24 to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Speaking to reporters at the memorial, the Ambassador emphasized that she visited Tsitsernakaberd today to honor the 1.5 million Armenians who were killed in the Armenian Genocide and to express support to the Armenian people.
She said that US President Joe Biden and his administration are determined to promote universal respect for human rights all over the world, and that is with the aim to "avoid seeing any repetition of the Armenian Genocide."
“And we do see the statement of recognition of the Genocide as extremely powerful, we certainly hope that others will continue joining us in that recognition,” the Ambassador said, referring to President Biden’s recognition.
“And what is so important about statements, and continuing to make these statements is that we understand that what happened in 1915 is a historical fact and historical facts should be acknowledged and recognized and have power through that recognition,” the Ambassador added when asked what the international community should do other than adopting resolutions and making calls given that Turkey continues to deny the Armenian Genocide.
The United States is committed to seeking and supporting a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and as a friend and partner of Armenia, Ambassador Tracy told reporters at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial.
“We are committed to seeking and supporting a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as a Co-Chair of the Minsk Group as well as our capacity as the United States and a friend and partner of Armenia.
And I would just point to the last few months, when Secretary Blinken has had multiple phone calls with leaders in the region as we have urged de-escalation of the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh and have encouraged the leaders to be in contact and to seek a peaceful negotiation. And I think you remember that on March 25th we expressed our deep concern about irresponsible troop movements of Azerbaijan and of the need to avoid escalatory measures. And we encourage parties to avoid hostile and threatening language which doesn’t serve the interest of peace,” she said.
