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SLUTSKIY - "WE WILL CALL ON THE ENTIRE CLEARHEADED WORLD TO RECOGNIZE AND CONDEMN THE GENOCIDE"
YEREVAN, March 30. /ARKA/.The Russian delegation will call on the
entire clear-headed global community to recognize and condemn the
genocide of Armenian during the genocide centennial commemoration
events, the head of the Russian State Duma commission for CIS affairs
and Eurasian integration Leonid Slutskiy said in Giumry on Sunday,
Novosti-Armenia reported.
A truly representative Russian delegation will arrive in Armenia
headed by president Vladimir Putin to participate in the genocide
commemoration events, Slutskiy said.
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, March 30. /ARKA/.The Russian delegation will call on the
entire clear-headed global community to recognize and condemn the
genocide of Armenian during the genocide centennial commemoration
events, the head of the Russian State Duma commission for CIS affairs
and Eurasian integration Leonid Slutskiy said in Giumry on Sunday,
Novosti-Armenia reported.
A truly representative Russian delegation will arrive in Armenia
headed by president Vladimir Putin to participate in the genocide
commemoration events, Slutskiy said.
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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