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WE SHALL STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE - ARMENIAN YOUTH OF AMERICA COMMEMORATES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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April 24, 2012 | 21:07
YEREVAN. - The Armenian youth of the United States remembers about
their Armenian origin and preserves the Armenian spirit, senior
class leader of Hovnanian School in New Jersey Silva Mesropian told
Armenian News-NEWS.am. On April 24 they visited the Genocide Memorial
in Yerevan.
"The young generation of Armenians in the United States is educated
with Armenian Spirit, they never lost it. The children have great
interest in their historical motherland, they come here with pleasure,"
Silva said.
They mentioned that they are very happy for being in Armenia,
she added.
All the children answered that they fully recognize what the genocide
is and what their ancestors experienced 97 years ago.
"We know about the Armenian Genocide. We know that the Turks killed
many innocent people. We came here today in order to witness how
people commemorate the Genocide," one of the students mentioned.
Another student mentioned that they are going to struggle for justice
and Turkey's punishment.
The world commemorates on April 24 the 97th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century.
Commemoration actions are held in all states, people remember this
monstrous crime against humanity as over one and a half million
innocent Armenians were massacred in the Ottoman Empire, while hundreds
of thousands were tortured and deported.
The fact of the Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states. It
was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. In general, the Armenian
Genocide in Ottoman Turkey has already been recognized by Russia,
France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania,
Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada,
Venezuela, Argentina, and 42 U.S. states.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
April 24, 2012 | 21:07
YEREVAN. - The Armenian youth of the United States remembers about
their Armenian origin and preserves the Armenian spirit, senior
class leader of Hovnanian School in New Jersey Silva Mesropian told
Armenian News-NEWS.am. On April 24 they visited the Genocide Memorial
in Yerevan.
"The young generation of Armenians in the United States is educated
with Armenian Spirit, they never lost it. The children have great
interest in their historical motherland, they come here with pleasure,"
Silva said.
They mentioned that they are very happy for being in Armenia,
she added.
All the children answered that they fully recognize what the genocide
is and what their ancestors experienced 97 years ago.
"We know about the Armenian Genocide. We know that the Turks killed
many innocent people. We came here today in order to witness how
people commemorate the Genocide," one of the students mentioned.
Another student mentioned that they are going to struggle for justice
and Turkey's punishment.
The world commemorates on April 24 the 97th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century.
Commemoration actions are held in all states, people remember this
monstrous crime against humanity as over one and a half million
innocent Armenians were massacred in the Ottoman Empire, while hundreds
of thousands were tortured and deported.
The fact of the Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states. It
was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. In general, the Armenian
Genocide in Ottoman Turkey has already been recognized by Russia,
France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania,
Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada,
Venezuela, Argentina, and 42 U.S. states.
From: Baghdasarian