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US embassy to remember victims of Armenian genocide
YEREVAN, February 13. / ARKA /. The US Embassy in Armenia will mark
the centenary of the Armenian genocide together with the Armenian
people, the newly appointed US ambassador Richard Mills told a news
conference today.
As for the US government's participation, the ambassador said
president Obama had the honor to be invited to participate in the
events to mark the centennial anniversary of the Genocide, "but during
my meetings in Washington it was not yet clear who will represent the
US government", said Mills.
"During my meetings with President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian both told me how important the high-level presence
of the United States in the ceremonies is" said Mills.
The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century.
According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million
Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the
government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first
was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France,
Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 42
U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the
World Council of Churches and other international organizations. -0-
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YEREVAN, February 13. / ARKA /. The US Embassy in Armenia will mark
the centenary of the Armenian genocide together with the Armenian
people, the newly appointed US ambassador Richard Mills told a news
conference today.
As for the US government's participation, the ambassador said
president Obama had the honor to be invited to participate in the
events to mark the centennial anniversary of the Genocide, "but during
my meetings in Washington it was not yet clear who will represent the
US government", said Mills.
"During my meetings with President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister
Edward Nalbandian both told me how important the high-level presence
of the United States in the ceremonies is" said Mills.
The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century.
According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million
Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the
government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first
was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France,
Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden,
Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 42
U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the
World Council of Churches and other international organizations. -0-
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/us_embassy_to_remember_victims_of_armenian_genocid e_/#sthash.bLIA5XwX.dpuf