Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reportedly condemned the flag-burning, describing it as “provocative and tension-inducing behaviour.”

April 24 has been declared by the European Parliament as the “Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Armenian Massacres in the Ottoman Empire.”

The events of 1915–1916, which involved the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians, remain a subject of dispute. Turkey maintains that the events cannot be described as a “genocide” and estimates that around 300,000 people were killed. Armenian sources often place the death toll at about 1.5 million.

New video filmed this week shows Monte pushing a car, jogging on a treadmill, and lifting tiny dumbbells with surprising ease.

His father, Artem Soloyan, is a decorated strength athlete, but even he says Monte’s abilities caught the family off guard.

“He was only six months old,” Artem recalled. “He hung on for 22 seconds. He could’ve done more, but we stopped him because we got scared. He was stronger than we thought.”

Artem says Monte’s interest in exercise happened naturally. Around age two, the toddler started reaching for the treadmill and later asked if he could try pushing the family car.

“We never forced him,” Artem said. “He really wanted to try, and then he actually pushed the car.”

Strength runs deep in the family, and Artem thinks Monte simply inherited it.

“My grandfather was strong, my father was strong, and I became strong too. I think Monte just has it in his blood,” he said.

Monte’s early achievements have already earned him a spot in Armenia’s Book of Epic Heroes, and his family hopes one day he’ll grow up to represent the country in sports .