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JORGE ORRICO PAID A TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
12:11, 16 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS: President of the Chamber of
Representatives of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Jorge Orrico
and the delegation headed by him visited Tstitsernakaberd, memorial
perpetuating the memory of innocent victims of Armenian Genocide. As
Armenpress reports, Uruguayan high ranking officials accompanied by
National Assembly deputy speaker Edward Sharmazanov laid a wreath at
the Monument and flowers at the Eternal Fire.
Hayk Demoyan, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Director hosted the
foreign high ranking officials in the Museum introduced them with the
exhibits of 20th century's greatest crime. The delegation members left
their impressions in the Commemoration Book. "On behalf of Uruguay
we once again adopt the struggle you are pursuing. It is impossible
to move forward without perseverance to recognize the present".
President of the Chamber of Representatives of the Oriental Republic
of Uruguay planted a symbolical tree in memory Alley.
The delegation headed by President of the Chamber of Representatives
of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Jorge Orrico arrived in Armenia on
November 12 evening by the invitation of National Assembly chairman
Hovik Abrahamyan. Uruguay is the world's first country to recognize
the Armenian Genocide in 1965 by a Resolution and passed a law in
the Parliament in 2004.
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Oriental
Republic of Uruguay were established on May 27, 1992.
From: A. Papazian
12:11, 16 November, 2012
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS: President of the Chamber of
Representatives of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Jorge Orrico
and the delegation headed by him visited Tstitsernakaberd, memorial
perpetuating the memory of innocent victims of Armenian Genocide. As
Armenpress reports, Uruguayan high ranking officials accompanied by
National Assembly deputy speaker Edward Sharmazanov laid a wreath at
the Monument and flowers at the Eternal Fire.
Hayk Demoyan, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Director hosted the
foreign high ranking officials in the Museum introduced them with the
exhibits of 20th century's greatest crime. The delegation members left
their impressions in the Commemoration Book. "On behalf of Uruguay
we once again adopt the struggle you are pursuing. It is impossible
to move forward without perseverance to recognize the present".
President of the Chamber of Representatives of the Oriental Republic
of Uruguay planted a symbolical tree in memory Alley.
The delegation headed by President of the Chamber of Representatives
of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Jorge Orrico arrived in Armenia on
November 12 evening by the invitation of National Assembly chairman
Hovik Abrahamyan. Uruguay is the world's first country to recognize
the Armenian Genocide in 1965 by a Resolution and passed a law in
the Parliament in 2004.
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Oriental
Republic of Uruguay were established on May 27, 1992.
From: A. Papazian