Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
List of countries
The Genocide of Armenians has been condemned by the international community at various levels: starting from individual intellectuals to entire nations and countries. As of today the Mets Yeghern (the synonym of Armenian Genocide in Armenian) has been recognized and condemned by 18 countries of the 200 in the world (plus EU). Those countries are: *
Genocide recognition map
Map/timeline of recognition of the Armenian Genocide. 1965-2007.
The countries colored in dark colors in the map have recognized and condemned the Genocide.
- Uruguay (A Parliamentary Resolution was adopted in 1965, followed by a Law adopted in 2004)
- Cyprus (A Parliamentary Resolution was adopted in 1982)
- European Union (Parliamentary Resolutions adopted in 1987, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005)
- Argentina (A Senate Resolution was adopted in 1993, followed by a Law adopted in 2004)
- Russia (A State Duma Resolution was adopted in 1995)
- Canada (Resolutions were adopted in 1996, 2002 and 2004)
- Greece (A Parliamentary Resolution was adopted in 1996)
- Lebanon (Resolutions were adopted in 1997 and 2000)
- Belgium (A Senate Resolution was adopted in 1998)
- France (Parliamentary Resolutions were adopted in 1998 and 2000, followed by a Law adopted in 2001)
- Sweden (A Parliamentary report of 2000)
- Vatican (In 2000)
- Italy (A Resolution adopted in 2000)
- Switzerland (A Resolution adopted in 2003)
- Slovakia (A Resolution adopted in 2004)
- The Netherlands (A Resolution adopted in 2004)
- Poland (A Resolution adopted in 2004)
- Venezuela (A Resolution adopted in 2005)
- Germany (A Resolution adopted in 2005)
- Lithuania (A Resolution adopted in 2005)
- Chile (A Resolution adopted in 2007)