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AZG Armenian Daily #172, 09/09/2006
Armenian Genocide
BUENOS AIRES SOVEREIGN CITY PARLIAMENT RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
AND VOTES ON CORRESPONDING LAW ABOUT ANNUAL COMMEMORATION
Armenian Genocide history will be taught in schools of Buenos Aires
every April 24.
On Thursday evening, August 17 the Legislative Assembly of Buenos
Aires Sovereign City unanimously passed a law according to which April
24th will be honored as "Commemoration day of the first genocide of
20th century where Armenian people were persecuted". This decision
of Buenos Aires Sovereign City is based on Buenos Aires Province law
number 13.478, which as is known, was introduced for discussion last
June with the effort of director of "Sardarabad" newspaper and district
member of parliament Sergio Nahapetian. The law envisions that every
April 24th all schools of the city have classes giving an overview of
the Armenian Genocide issue. MP Gorge Sanmartino presented the draft in
the city parliament who based his report on above-mentioned provincial
law. The law was unanimously passed during a long parliamentary
session. During the August 17 session the following were present:
Republic of Armenia Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador
Vlatimir Karmirshalian, minister Mr. Khorhen Terterian and embassy
associate on cultural and media matters Mr. Ruben Mozeian, leader of
Argentine and Chile Archbishop Gisak Muradian, Rev. Eghishe Nazarian,
vice-president of Armenian Central Committee Dr. Alperto Cherechian,
AGBU vice-president Mr. Ricardo Halachian, Mr. Hayk Shahinian (ADLP),
Pedro Muradian (ARF), and Mrs. Tiana Ter-Karapetian (Tekeyan Cultural
Center).After the adoption of the law Mr. Gorge Sanmartino thanked all
the members of parliament of the Sovereign City as well as Provincial
parliamentarian Sergio Nahapetian. He also greeted the presence of
ambassador of Republic of Armenia and the embassy staff, the Armenian
Primate and representatives of Armenian organizations.
Armenian Genocide
BUENOS AIRES SOVEREIGN CITY PARLIAMENT RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
AND VOTES ON CORRESPONDING LAW ABOUT ANNUAL COMMEMORATION
Armenian Genocide history will be taught in schools of Buenos Aires
every April 24.
On Thursday evening, August 17 the Legislative Assembly of Buenos
Aires Sovereign City unanimously passed a law according to which April
24th will be honored as "Commemoration day of the first genocide of
20th century where Armenian people were persecuted". This decision
of Buenos Aires Sovereign City is based on Buenos Aires Province law
number 13.478, which as is known, was introduced for discussion last
June with the effort of director of "Sardarabad" newspaper and district
member of parliament Sergio Nahapetian. The law envisions that every
April 24th all schools of the city have classes giving an overview of
the Armenian Genocide issue. MP Gorge Sanmartino presented the draft in
the city parliament who based his report on above-mentioned provincial
law. The law was unanimously passed during a long parliamentary
session. During the August 17 session the following were present:
Republic of Armenia Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador
Vlatimir Karmirshalian, minister Mr. Khorhen Terterian and embassy
associate on cultural and media matters Mr. Ruben Mozeian, leader of
Argentine and Chile Archbishop Gisak Muradian, Rev. Eghishe Nazarian,
vice-president of Armenian Central Committee Dr. Alperto Cherechian,
AGBU vice-president Mr. Ricardo Halachian, Mr. Hayk Shahinian (ADLP),
Pedro Muradian (ARF), and Mrs. Tiana Ter-Karapetian (Tekeyan Cultural
Center).After the adoption of the law Mr. Gorge Sanmartino thanked all
the members of parliament of the Sovereign City as well as Provincial
parliamentarian Sergio Nahapetian. He also greeted the presence of
ambassador of Republic of Armenia and the embassy staff, the Armenian
Primate and representatives of Armenian organizations.