U.S. ambassador
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills visited today Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in capital Yerevan to pay homage to the memory of 1.5 million innocent victims “who lost their lives in the Ottoman Empire”.
“I am here today on behalf of the U.S. people to remember and commemorate all those who lost their lives in one of the great atrocities of the 20th century,” he told reporters at the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex.
“The U.S. people, the U.S. government remain committed to not forgetting what happened 103 years ago, the 1,5 million Armenians who marched to their deaths at the end of the Ottoman Empire,” the top US official said.
“We also want to remember all those who helped victims, all those who helped rebuild Armenian civilization and culture. And we want to remember all those who came to America as a result of this atrocity, and have contributed so much to the American life and society.”
According to Mr. Mills, the goal of the U.S. remains that there be an “honest and true” reckoning of the facts and acknowledgment of the past.
“And that is what the U.S. government is working for – to try to achieve the acknowledgment of the past. An honest acknowledgment will lead to reconciliation for all,” he concluded.