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Countries that Recognize the Armenian Genocide

Countries that Recognize the Armenian Genocide: compare 34 countries on 2 metrics.

HistoryMilitary34 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jan 4, 2025Original page
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34 countries
Argentina1993, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007—
Armenia1,988Recognition extended by the Armenian SSR.
Austria2,015—
Belgium1998, 2015—
Bolivia2,014The resolution was approved unanimously by both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, with the approval of the Foreign Ministry.
Brazil2,015The resolution was approved by the Federal Senate.
Bulgaria2,015The declaration was adopted by the Bulgarian parliament on April 24, 2015, using the phrase "mass extermination of the Armenian People in the Ottoman Empire" and declares April 24 as a Victims Remembrance Day.
Canada1996, 2002, 2004, 2006—
Chile2007, 2015—
Cyprus1975, 1982, 1990The first country to raise the issue to the United Nations General Assembly. Denial of the genocide is criminalized in Cyprus.
Czechia2017, 2020On April 14, 2015, Czech Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies passed a resolution on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Centenary. On April 25, 2017 Czech Parliament approved a resolution condemning the Armenian genocide.
France1998, 2001On February 5, 2019, French president Emmanuel Macron declared April 24 as Armenian genocide commemoration day in France.
Germany2005, 2016Resolution passed first reading in April 2015. On June 2, 2016, the German Bundestag almost unanimously (with one vote against and one abstention) passed a resolution qualifying the Ottoman-era Armenian killings 'genocide'.
Greece1,996Denial of the genocide is criminalized. Punishable by up to 3 years in prison and a fine not to exceed €30,000, per 2014 act.
Italy2000, 2019Denial of genocides is criminalized. It stipulates 3-year imprisonment and a fine. On April 10, 2019, the Italian Chamber of Deputies adopted an initiative calling on the Italian government to recognize the Armenian genocide and give the issue an international dimension.
Latvia2,021On May 6, 2021, the Latvian Parliament, or Saeima, approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide by 58 to 11 votes with 7 abstentions.
Lebanon1997, 2000On May 11, 2000, the Lebanese Parliament unanimously approved a resolution calling for the commemoration of the 82nd anniversary of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Turkish government at the beginning of the century. The resolution, called upon all Lebanese cit…
Libya2,019The Eastern-based interim administration's Council of Ministers has adopted a proposal from Abdelhady Alhweij, its foreign minister, to recognise the Armenian genocide. Libya is the third Arab country (the other two being Lebanon and Syria) and the first African state to recog…
Lithuania2,005On December 16, 2005, the Lithuanian Parliament, or Seimas, approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide.
Luxembourg2,015The Chamber of Deputies unanimously adopted a resolution on the recognition of the genocide of Armenian people.
Mexico2,023On February 8, 2023, the Mexican Senate adopted a document on Armenian Genocide recognition citing the need to protect universal human rights.
Netherlands2004, 2015, 2018The Dutch government sends a Minister or State Secretary to Armenia to attend Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day every five years, starting in 2018.
Paraguay2,015The Chamber of Senators in Paraguay unanimously adopted the resolution.
Poland2,005The Sejm of the Republic of Poland (lower house of the Polish parliament) unanimously passed a bill recognizing the Armenian genocide on April 19, 2005.
Portugal2,019On April 26, 2019, the Parliament of Portugal voted for the recognition of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, with a Vote of Regret N.º 819/XIII.
Russia1995, 2005, 2015—
Slovakia2,004Denial of the genocide is criminalized. Punishable by up to 5 years in prison, per 2011 act.
Sweden2,010Swedish parliament passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide as well as the Assyrian genocide and Greek genocide, although the foreign minister stated that this resolution did not reflect the position of the executive branch. Turkey recalled its ambassador from Sto…
Switzerland2,003Denial of the genocide is criminalized.
Syria2015, 2020On February 13, 2020, the People's Assembly of Syria unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian genocide.
United States2019, 2021The US House of Representatives affirmed the United States record on the Armenian genocide with House Resolution 296 on October 29, 2019. The Senate unanimously recognized the genocide with Senate Resolution 150 on December 12, 2019. President Trump did not support the resolut…
Uruguay1965, 2004, 2015The first country to recognize the events as genocide.
Vatican City2000, 2015—
Venezuela2,005On July 14, 2005, the National Assembly of Venezuela adopted a resolution that recognizes the Armenian genocide.

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Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Mexican senate recognizes Armenian Genocide - News.Am; The Armenian Genocide (1915-16): Overview - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Armenian Genocide - Britannica; Armenian Genocide - History.