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  • Buenos Aires Sovereign City Parliament Recognized Armenian Genocide

    PRESS RELEASE
    Armenian Democratic Liberal Party
    Central Press committee
    Contact: Aram Sepedjian, President of Central Press Committee
    Tel: + 961 (1) 566-709
    Fax: + 961 (1) 566-709
    E-mail: [email protected]
    P.O. Box 11-617, Beirut, Lebanon

    The Armenian genocide was officially recognized by a unanimous vote
    of Parliament on August 17th, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    This enthusing development was directly due to the diligent and
    continuous endeavors of Sergio Nahabedian, one of the young leaders
    of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party in South America who is at
    the same time a duly elected member of Parliament.

    The following news report gives important details in this respect.

    Buenos Aires Sovereign City Parliament Recognized Armenian Genocide
    and Voted 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.

    The draft was presented in the city parliament by MP Gorge Sanmartino
    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.
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