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TURKISH MEN FOUND AMONG VISITORS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM
Panorama.am
24/04/2012
Today when the 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide is marked, the
first visitors of the day that Genocide museum-institute hosted were
President Serzh Sargsyan and government members, Arpine Bablumyan,
vice director of Genocide museum said.
Speaking to Panorama.am Mrs. Bablumyan said that museum hosted
thousands of citizens, representatives of international organizations.
Mrs. Bablumyan has also said that among the visitors Turkish men
could also be found.
Panorama.am recalls that Turkey has traditionally rejected the mass
killings of 1,5 million Armenians carried out early in the 20th
century and took the criticism of the West painfully.
Note that the following states have recognized and condemned the
Armenian Genocide carried out in the Ottoman Turkey: Uruguay (1965),
Cyprus (1982), Argentina (1993), Russian Federation (1995), Canada
(1996), Greece (1996), Lebanon (1997), Belgium (1998), Italy (2000),
Vatican (2000), France (2001), Switzerland (2003), Slovakia (2004),
the Netherlands (2004), Poland (2005), Germany (2005), Venezuela
(2005), Lithuania (2005), Chile (2007), Sweden (2010). Armenian
Genocide is also recognized by the European Parliament and World
Council of Churches.
Panorama.am
24/04/2012
Today when the 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide is marked, the
first visitors of the day that Genocide museum-institute hosted were
President Serzh Sargsyan and government members, Arpine Bablumyan,
vice director of Genocide museum said.
Speaking to Panorama.am Mrs. Bablumyan said that museum hosted
thousands of citizens, representatives of international organizations.
Mrs. Bablumyan has also said that among the visitors Turkish men
could also be found.
Panorama.am recalls that Turkey has traditionally rejected the mass
killings of 1,5 million Armenians carried out early in the 20th
century and took the criticism of the West painfully.
Note that the following states have recognized and condemned the
Armenian Genocide carried out in the Ottoman Turkey: Uruguay (1965),
Cyprus (1982), Argentina (1993), Russian Federation (1995), Canada
(1996), Greece (1996), Lebanon (1997), Belgium (1998), Italy (2000),
Vatican (2000), France (2001), Switzerland (2003), Slovakia (2004),
the Netherlands (2004), Poland (2005), Germany (2005), Venezuela
(2005), Lithuania (2005), Chile (2007), Sweden (2010). Armenian
Genocide is also recognized by the European Parliament and World
Council of Churches.