Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has issued a statement welcoming recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Luxembourg:
"The irrevocable process of recognition of the fact of the Armenian Genocide by the international community is going on.
Armenia welcomes the adoption by consensus of the Resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide by the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg.
The Parliament of Luxembourg, paying tribute to the memory of victims of Mets Eghern, stresses, that what was perpetrated against Armenians in the Ottoman Empire a century ago is genocide, and calls upon Turkey's authorities to face their own history.
With the adoption of this Resolution Luxembourg now stands along the states that recognized the Genocide and has brought its considerable input in the noble cause of prevention of new crimes against humanities."
The resolution to recognize the Armenian Genocide was unanimously adopted by the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg. Christian Social People's Party submitted the draft resolution.
The first country to recognize that crime against humanity was Uruguay. Genocide of Armenians has been recognized by 44 United States as well as by 23 countries, including Canada, Argentina, Switzerland, Russia, Belgium, France, Poland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Greece, Cyprus, Vatican, Sweden, Lithuania.. Swizterland, Slovakia and Greece have even passed laws criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. France is preparing a similar bill. The Genocide of Armenians was recognized also by the CoE, European Parliament, the UN Subcommittee to prevent discrimination and protect minorities, the UN Committee for Military Crimes, the World Church Council, as well as New South Wales, San-Paolo, Seara and Parana (Brazil), Wales, Schotland and Northern Ireland, the Basque Country, Catalonia, Balearic Islands (Spain), Quebec, Kyev, Uzhgorod, Izyum. Goloseevskiy region (Ukraine), Crimea. Turkey still denies the genocide of 1,5 million Armenians in 1915- 1923. Euronest PA and EPP have lately recognized and condemned the Genocide of Armenians.