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    MAYOR OF MANCHESTER ISSUES PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    22.05.2008 18:54 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ On May 20, 2008, at a New Hampshire Alderman
    meeting and the Manchester City Hall, Manchester Mayor Frank C. Guinta
    presented a proclamation commemorating the Armenian Genocide to the
    local Armenian activists at the event, reported the Armenian National
    Committee of Merrimack Valley (ANC of MV).

    Present at the event were several members from the Armenian National
    Committee of Merrimack Valley, who helped to organize the event,
    the Armenian Assembly of America, the Knights of Vartan, the
    American-Armenian Veterans, along with numerous community members.

    When presented with the proclamation, ANC of MV representative, Aram
    Jeknavorian thanked the City and the Mayor, pointing out, "that the
    Armenian -American Manchester community is moved and pleased that,
    that this City of Manchester, NH, which was a great save haven for
    the Armenian Genocide victims of 1915, has taken action to proclaim
    its recognition of the Armenian Genocide and will continue to renew
    its proclamation annually."

    Mayor Frank Guinta was elected mayor in 2005. Prior to that, in
    2000, he was elected to the first of two terms in the New Hampshire
    Legislature. The following year, Guinta was elected Ward 3 Alderman,
    representing Manchester's downtown. In January 2006, Business NH
    Magazine cited Guinta as an "intriguing leader" in its "Powerful
    People" issue and, in January 2007, named him one of the 10 most
    powerful people in New Hampshire.

    Manchester, NH is located in the first Congressional District,
    overseen by first term Democrat Congresswoman Shea Porter. Ms. Porter,
    who is not a cosponsor of the Armenian Genocide resolution, was sent
    an ANCA Congressional questionnaire asking her to respond to Armenian
    American issues. The ANC of MV has received favorable questionnaires
    from other Congressional Candidates which will be published in an
    upcoming press release.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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