Serzh Sargsyan on April 24: ‘Before being a claimant, let us be patriots as a nation’
Armenia’s third President Serzh Sargsyan issued a message on the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day marked on April 24. The message, published by Sargsyan’s office, reads: The genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian people at the beginning of the last century is not over yet.
The bloodthirsty Turkish yataghan still remains a threat and hangs over the head of the Armenian nation:
As long as
• The Armenians have not done away with the victim complex, the victim mentality by defending their rights with dignity.
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“We remember the victims of the Armenian Genocide that began on April 24, 1915.
“During the First World War, the Ottoman Empire began arresting and executing Armenian cultural leaders. Through years of deportations to the Syrian Desert and elsewhere, as many as 1.5 million Armenians died from starvation and disease. It was the first genocide of the 20th century.
“I was honoured to co-sponsor the successful 2004 House of Commons motion recognizing the historical reality of the Armenian Genocide, and to announce the Government of Canada’s official recognition of the genocide in 2006. Alberta’s Legislature has also recognized this as Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day, a motion that was enhanced by the recent adoption of MLA Peter Singh’s Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act.
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The Oscars make their long-awaited return Sunday
It has been a longer-than-usual road due to Hollywood navigating the global pandemic, but the Academy Awards will return like never before on Sunday (ABC, 8 ET/5 PT). Chloé Zhao s Nomadland leads a wide-ranging field of best picture candidates, a diverse crop of acting contenders is a positive shift away from the #OscarsSoWhite scandal of the past, and the late Chadwick Boseman appears poised to secure a posthumous win for his role in Ma Rainey s Black Bottom. One category many eyes will be on is the unpredictable best actress race as Viola Davis, Carey Mulligan, Frances McDormand, Andra Day and Vanessa Kirby vie for the award. The hostless ceremony will primarily be held at Los Angeles historic Union Station, with additional events at the show s traditional home, the Dolby Theatre, and international locations via satellite. And yes, there will be a red carpet.