GENOCIDE

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Armenian Genocide recognition by Latin American Parliament is message to civilized world

YEREVAN. - The adoption of the resolution acknowledging the Armenian Genocide on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by the Latin American Parliament uniting 23 legislative authorities of Latin American and Caribbean basin is solidarity and supportive message to the civilized world in its struggle against denial, Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian’s statement on the adoption of the resolution reads.

According to the statement, “The process of acknowledgement is irrevocably underway at state, public and multi-lateral levels. It can be said with confidence that the expression of the principle stance over Armenian Genocide by such an authoritative institution is a forcible contribution to the prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity.”

The Latin American Parliament unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging the Armenian Genocide on Friday.

Πηγή: news.am

Latin American Parliament Recognizes Armenian Genocide

The Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) approved on Friday July 31 a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The Panama-based body that was created in 1964 with the Declaration of Lima, and is composed by the National Congresses and Legislative Assemblies of all Iberoamerica.

This new recognition of the crime against humanity perpetrated by the Turkish state, adds to the resolutions adopted by Parliaments in South America this year, as was the case of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, the Federal Senate of Brazil and the State Legislature of Rio de Janeiro.

"Among many other topics covered by Executive Board of the Latin American Parliament and the Caribbean Declaration, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was supported almost unanimously (with one abstention)," wrote National Deputy of Montevideo Alfredo Asti a few minutes later. "Uruguay was a pioneer in the world in this recognition 50 years ago and today we strongly supported this position."

Πηγή: prensaarmenia.com.ar

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Brazil State of Río de Janeiro recognizes Armenian Genocide

The State of Río de Janeiro in Brazil on Friday officially recognized the Armenian Genocide, and set April 24 as “Day of Recognition and Remembrance of the Victims of the Armenian Genocide.”

The Governor of Río de Janeiro, Luiz Fernando Pezão, had submitted the respective bill to the state parliament, reported Agencia Prensa Armenia.

Río de Janeiro has become the fourth Brazilian state—after the States of Paraná, Ceará, and São Paulo—to acknowledge the fact of the Armenian Genocide. And several months ago, the Senate of Brazil had adopted a resolution recognizing this tragedy.

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