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The hand covered with the blood of the Armenians is now covered with the blood of the Syrians, First Deputy Speaker of Iranian Majlis Mohammad Hassan Abutorabi-Fard is quoted as saying by the Alik daily of Tehran. 

In his remarks at an event organized by the Armenian National Committee of Tehran as part of the programs to mark the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Deputy Speaker of Iranian Majlis mentioned the Armenians and Assyrians killed during the Genocide, saying, in part, “If military and political strength and wealth do not unite with high human and divine values, they will lead to such horrible crimes as the genocide of our Christian sisters and brothers. The hand which was yesterday covered with the blood of the Armenians is now covered with the blood of our sisters and brothers in Syria.”

Armenian MP in the Iranian Majlis Karen Khanlarian in his remarks expressed the hope that Iran will recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide.

The Armenian Genocide has been recognized and condemned by Uruguay (1965), the Republic of Cyprus (1982), Argentina (1993), Russia (1995), Canada (1996), Greece (1996), Lebanon (1997), Belgium (1998), Italy (2000), Vatican (2000), France (2001), Switzerland (2003), Slovakia (2004), The Netherlands (2004), Poland (2005), Germany (2005), Venezuela (2005), Lithuania (2005), Chile (2007), Sweden (2010). The Armenian Genocide has also been recognized and condemned by Vatican, the Council of Europe and the World Council of Churches.

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