If left without international support, the Armenian Genocide of 1915  will be finalized in the coming weeks and months - Robert F. Kennedy

ArmInfo. Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a statement and video commemorating the Armenian Genocide and calling for accountability for Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the release of hostages, and sanctions on Azerbaijan.  His full statement is below.

"After the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, the Azeri regime is still  holding onto the civilian political leadership of Artsakh: its prior  presidents, ministers, and parliament members, as well as dozens of  others as hostages to coerce further territorial concessions from  Armenia. "

"The regime threatens to invade Armenia if they don't cede several  towns and villages inside Armenia's territorial boundaries. Today,  Azerbaijani bulldozers are destroying what remains of Armenian  heritage in Artsakh. If left without international support, the  Armenian Genocide of 1915 will be finalized in the coming weeks and  months. "

"We must act now to hold Azerbaijan accountable by calling for the  release of the hostages and enforcing sanctions until a safe and  viable path for the return of the indigenous Armenians to Artsakh is  achieved.  Though today we commemorate the 109th anniversary of the  beginning of the Armenian Genocide, the plight of the Armenians is  not over - and we must recommit ourselves to end the ethnic cleansing  and defend Armenians' right to self-determination."