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by grahamjpark 1886 days ago
Interestingly this is the second article I’ve seen today about Armenia:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/24/armenia-azerbaijan-war-...

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Today is the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide_Remembrance_...
It is (at least in France) Armenian Genocide Rememberence Day. It could be a reason there are a few different Armenian stories out there.
Does France have a "Rememberence" day for this too?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_use_of_chemical_weapon...

Unfortunately, not. And neither Spain does, which is a shame. What is the point of your question?
Probably related: "Biden tells Erdogan he plans to recognise Armenian ‘genocide’"

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/23/biden-tells-erdogan...

Biden has recently declared his intention to have the US formally recognize the Armenian Genocide.
responding to an inappropriately-flagged response:

> I wonder when the US will fully recognize the North American Native Genocide and build a monument in DC - hopefully in proportion to the monument in NYC.

I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened fairly soon. The current Governor of California recognized it explicitly as genocide in 2019, as did the current Secretary of the Interior, while she was in Congress (and before she was appointed the first Native American to serve in a Presidential cabinet.)

That acknowledgement is no longer a universal taboo in the American political establishment, especially for the party currently in power.