CHERKASSK CITY COUNCIL URGES UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 8, 2010 - 17:31 AMT 12:31 GMT
Upon consideration of an appeal by city council parliamentarian Arayik
Lazarian, as well as Ararat community of Cherkassk region and a
priest of the religious community of the Armenian Apostolic Church,
Cherkassk city council decided to urge the Ukrainian President and
parliament to support the Armenian people and confirm legislatively
the recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide at the
hands of the Ottoman Empire.
According to representatives of Ararat Armenian community, this is
an extremely important event for the Armenian Diaspora of Ukraine
and the Armenian people, as a whole. Ararat Armenian community and
the religious community of the Armenian Apostolic Church expressed
their gratitude to parliamentarians for the support. The community
especially appreciated the efforts of Head of Cherkassk city
council Sergey Odarich, Secretary of Cherkassk city council Vasily
Marinkevich and all supporting parliamentarians, as well as experts,
Analitika.at.ua reported.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 8, 2010 - 17:31 AMT 12:31 GMT
Upon consideration of an appeal by city council parliamentarian Arayik
Lazarian, as well as Ararat community of Cherkassk region and a
priest of the religious community of the Armenian Apostolic Church,
Cherkassk city council decided to urge the Ukrainian President and
parliament to support the Armenian people and confirm legislatively
the recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide at the
hands of the Ottoman Empire.
According to representatives of Ararat Armenian community, this is
an extremely important event for the Armenian Diaspora of Ukraine
and the Armenian people, as a whole. Ararat Armenian community and
the religious community of the Armenian Apostolic Church expressed
their gratitude to parliamentarians for the support. The community
especially appreciated the efforts of Head of Cherkassk city
council Sergey Odarich, Secretary of Cherkassk city council Vasily
Marinkevich and all supporting parliamentarians, as well as experts,
Analitika.at.ua reported.