KENTUCKY BRINGS NUMBER OF STATES TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO 41
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.05.2008 14:45 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Kentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear issued a
proclamation recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The "Bluegrass State"
proclamation brings the number of states to formally recognize the
Armenian Genocide to forty-one, the Armenian National Committee of
America reported.
The powerfully worded proclamation designated April 24, 2008, as "Day
of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide" in the state of Kentucky,
noting that "recognition of the ninety-third anniversary of this
genocide is paramount to guarding against the repetition of future
genocides and educating people across the Commonwealth about the
atrocities of these horrific events."
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.05.2008 14:45 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Kentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear issued a
proclamation recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The "Bluegrass State"
proclamation brings the number of states to formally recognize the
Armenian Genocide to forty-one, the Armenian National Committee of
America reported.
The powerfully worded proclamation designated April 24, 2008, as "Day
of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide" in the state of Kentucky,
noting that "recognition of the ninety-third anniversary of this
genocide is paramount to guarding against the repetition of future
genocides and educating people across the Commonwealth about the
atrocities of these horrific events."