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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MARKED IN ARGENTINA
Arka News Agency, Armenia
April 25 2006
Yerevan, April 25. /ARKA/. Arrangements on the occasion of the 91st
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide have been held in Argentina. On
April 22, Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorje Maria Bergolio offered an
ecumenical payer and a service in memory of the victims of the Armenian
Genocide. The service was attended by hundreds of Argentineans,
representatives of the Armenian community and of the RA Embassy
in Argentina.
In his speech, Cardinal Bergolio called on Turkey to admit the Armenian
Genocide as a grave crime committed against Armenians and the entire
humanity by the Ottoman Empire.
On April 23, liturgies were held at the Armenian churches in
Argentina. The same day, the former vice-speaker of the British
House of Lords, Baroness Caroline Cox made a speech at the hall of
the largest-scale annual book exhibition in Buenos Aires.
She pointed out that the Armenian Genocide has not been recognized
by a number of countries, including Great Britain, for political
reasons. However, she expressed optimism about the international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Baroness Cox also expressed hope
that Turkey will finally come to realize the importance of relieving
the Turkish people's conscience of this burden.
Arka News Agency, Armenia
April 25 2006
Yerevan, April 25. /ARKA/. Arrangements on the occasion of the 91st
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide have been held in Argentina. On
April 22, Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorje Maria Bergolio offered an
ecumenical payer and a service in memory of the victims of the Armenian
Genocide. The service was attended by hundreds of Argentineans,
representatives of the Armenian community and of the RA Embassy
in Argentina.
In his speech, Cardinal Bergolio called on Turkey to admit the Armenian
Genocide as a grave crime committed against Armenians and the entire
humanity by the Ottoman Empire.
On April 23, liturgies were held at the Armenian churches in
Argentina. The same day, the former vice-speaker of the British
House of Lords, Baroness Caroline Cox made a speech at the hall of
the largest-scale annual book exhibition in Buenos Aires.
She pointed out that the Armenian Genocide has not been recognized
by a number of countries, including Great Britain, for political
reasons. However, she expressed optimism about the international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Baroness Cox also expressed hope
that Turkey will finally come to realize the importance of relieving
the Turkish people's conscience of this burden.