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Spain's Burjassot city recognizes Armenian Genocide
15:51 31/01/2015 >> LAW
The municipal council of Burjassot city of Spain has approved a motion
recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
The motion was presented by Compromis party, the press service of the
Armenian Foreign Ministry reports.
The motion said that this year marks the centenary of the Armenian
Genocide - the first genocide of the 20th century. "In 1915-1921
massacres and deportations of Armenians occurred in the territory of
present-day Turkey, in particular under the rule of Young Turks, as a
result of which 1.5 million Armenians died and about 2 million were
forced to leave their homes, creating a large Armenian Diaspora," it
said.
http://www.panorama.am/en/current_topics/2015/01/31/mfa/
15:51 31/01/2015 >> LAW
The municipal council of Burjassot city of Spain has approved a motion
recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
The motion was presented by Compromis party, the press service of the
Armenian Foreign Ministry reports.
The motion said that this year marks the centenary of the Armenian
Genocide - the first genocide of the 20th century. "In 1915-1921
massacres and deportations of Armenians occurred in the territory of
present-day Turkey, in particular under the rule of Young Turks, as a
result of which 1.5 million Armenians died and about 2 million were
forced to leave their homes, creating a large Armenian Diaspora," it
said.
http://www.panorama.am/en/current_topics/2015/01/31/mfa/