In keeping with his pre-election promise to the Armenian community, but also faithful to his position for decades, US President Joe Biden referred to the Armenian Genocide in his well-established statement on Armenian Remembrance Day.
"Every year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Armenian genocide of the Ottoman period and we pledge to prevent such violence again. "Starting on April 24, 1915, with the arrest of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul by the Ottoman authorities, one and a half million Armenians were deported, slaughtered or led to their deaths in an extermination campaign," he said in a statement.
Noting that we honor the victims of the Meds Yeghern, so that the atrocities that occurred will never be lost in history, he said that we remember so that we will always remain vigilant against the corrosive effect of hatred in all its forms.
"Most of those who survived were forced to find new homes and new lives around the world, including in the United States," he said.
"With strength and resilience, the Armenian people survived and rebuilt their community. For decades, Armenian immigrants have enriched the United States in countless ways, but they have never forgotten the tragic story that brought so many of their ancestors to our shores. We honor their history. We see this pain. We confirm the story. We are doing this not to blame, but to ensure that what happened will never happen again. "
President Biden emphasizes that as we mourn today what is lost, let us also turn our eyes to the future - to the world we want to build for our children.
"A world not tainted by the daily evils of intolerance and intolerance, where human rights are respected and where all people can live their lives with dignity and security. Let us renew our common determination to prevent future atrocities from anywhere in the world. And let us continue healing and reconciling for all the people of the world. "
Concluding his message, President Biden stressed that the American people honor all Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago as it does today.