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    IRI MAJLIS MP OF ARMENIAN ORIGIN CALLS ON IRANIAN AUTHORITIES TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    17:41 21/04/2015 >> REGION

    The Armenians of Iran call on the Iranian authorities to recognize
    the Armenian Genocide, said the IRI Majlis MP of Armenian origin,
    Karen Khanlaryan, according to the Iranian news agency IRIB.

    During his speech in Majlis, the Armenian MP referred to the policy of
    denial that Turkey conducts regarding the Armenian Genocide. "Turkey
    has committed genocide against Kurds and Muslim Alevis over the past
    years. Today Iran is one of those few countries in the region, where
    no massacre or encroachment has been committed. Various ethnic groups
    and religious minorities live peacefully in this country," he said.

    Karen Khanlaryan also spoke about the Centennial of the Armenian
    Genocide and presented the demands of the Iranian Armenian community
    adding that the Armenians of Iran call on the Iranian authorities to
    officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.

    Earlier, the IRI Majlis Iranian-Armenian MP told the Iranian
    information agency ISNA that the most important objective of the
    Armenian community in Iran is the issue of the Armenian Genocide. He
    said that 40 per cent of the Iranian Armenians are the descendants
    of the Genocide victims.

    As regards the number of the adherents of the Armenian Apostolic
    Church, he said, "98-99 per cent of the Iranian Armenians are adherents
    of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and 1-2 percent are Catholic and
    Protestant Churches' adherents. Today, 13-14 million Armenians live
    all over the world, including the population of Armenia. There are
    about 100 thousand adherents of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Iran."

    The Armenian Apostolic Church in Iran comprises three dioceses:
    those of Atrpatakan, Tehran and Isfahan. The interests of the
    Iranian Armenians in the IRI Majlis are represented by two MPs -
    Karen Khanlaryan and Robert Beglaryan.

    Related:

    Iranian Turkic-speaking Azaris condemn Turkish government for not
    recognizing Armenian Genocide

    Iranian-Armenian students send open letter to Hassan Rouhani urging
    to recognize Armenian Genocide

    http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2015/04/21/karen-khanlaryan/

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