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Uruguayan President recalls the Armenian Genocide in his address on
Holocaust Remembrance Day
18:22, 29 Jan 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The President of Uruguay, José Mujica, delivered a speech on national
radio and TV on January 27 to commemorate the International Day of
Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, which he described as "a
real affront to humanity," and used the occasion to remember the
Armenian Genocide,Prensa Armenia repirts.
"We reaffirm our solidarity with the Jewish people. This people
composed an important part in the building of our nation. We do it
with the same respect and bonhomie that deserves every smaller and
larger communities, which form the genesis of our construction," said
the President.
"We should not forget the genocide, not yet recognized, of the
Armenian people. Uruguay maintains that characteristic of respect and
solidarity towards all," said Mujica.
At the end of his speech he said "only a fierce and strong education
and training in tolerance can ensure a peaceful coexistence in this
world."
Last week, Mujica received a delegation of representatives of the
Armenian community and accepted an invitation to join the Committee to
Commemorate the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide as a member of
honor when he leaves the presidency in March this year.
Uruguay, which has a large Armenian community, was the first country
to recognize, in 1965, the genocide against the Armenians perpetrated
by the Turkish state.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/01/29/uruguayan-president-recalls-the-armenian-genocide-in-his-address-on-holocaust-remembrance-day/
From: A. Papazian
Holocaust Remembrance Day
18:22, 29 Jan 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
The President of Uruguay, José Mujica, delivered a speech on national
radio and TV on January 27 to commemorate the International Day of
Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, which he described as "a
real affront to humanity," and used the occasion to remember the
Armenian Genocide,Prensa Armenia repirts.
"We reaffirm our solidarity with the Jewish people. This people
composed an important part in the building of our nation. We do it
with the same respect and bonhomie that deserves every smaller and
larger communities, which form the genesis of our construction," said
the President.
"We should not forget the genocide, not yet recognized, of the
Armenian people. Uruguay maintains that characteristic of respect and
solidarity towards all," said Mujica.
At the end of his speech he said "only a fierce and strong education
and training in tolerance can ensure a peaceful coexistence in this
world."
Last week, Mujica received a delegation of representatives of the
Armenian community and accepted an invitation to join the Committee to
Commemorate the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide as a member of
honor when he leaves the presidency in March this year.
Uruguay, which has a large Armenian community, was the first country
to recognize, in 1965, the genocide against the Armenians perpetrated
by the Turkish state.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/01/29/uruguayan-president-recalls-the-armenian-genocide-in-his-address-on-holocaust-remembrance-day/
From: A. Papazian