ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF GEORGIA URGES GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
ArmInfo
2010-04-13 08:08:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian community of Georgia has urged the Georgian
President and Parliament to consider recognizing the Armenian Genocide
in Ottoman Empire.
The press service of the Armenian community of Georgia reports that
the letter has been sent to the Georgian President, Speaker of the
Georgian Parliament, the heads of parliamentary factions and MPs of
Armenian origin.
The Georgian Armenians have asked the latter to speak during the
Apr 24 parliamentary session and to urge the Georgian Parliament to
pay tribute to the memory of the people massacred in 1915-1923. The
authors of the letter are the Armenian Community of Georgia, the
Armenian Center for Cooperation with Georgia and the Association of
Armenian Students of Georgia.
Apr 24 2010 is the 95th anniversary of the first genocide of the 20th
century - the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire. These massacres
claimed almost 2,000,000 lives. Genocide is classified as crime against
humanity. Over 20 countries and many international organizations have
recognized the Armenian Genocide to date.
ArmInfo
2010-04-13 08:08:00
ArmInfo. The Armenian community of Georgia has urged the Georgian
President and Parliament to consider recognizing the Armenian Genocide
in Ottoman Empire.
The press service of the Armenian community of Georgia reports that
the letter has been sent to the Georgian President, Speaker of the
Georgian Parliament, the heads of parliamentary factions and MPs of
Armenian origin.
The Georgian Armenians have asked the latter to speak during the
Apr 24 parliamentary session and to urge the Georgian Parliament to
pay tribute to the memory of the people massacred in 1915-1923. The
authors of the letter are the Armenian Community of Georgia, the
Armenian Center for Cooperation with Georgia and the Association of
Armenian Students of Georgia.
Apr 24 2010 is the 95th anniversary of the first genocide of the 20th
century - the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire. These massacres
claimed almost 2,000,000 lives. Genocide is classified as crime against
humanity. Over 20 countries and many international organizations have
recognized the Armenian Genocide to date.