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SOUTH AMERICAN COALITION CONDEMNS AND RECOGNIZES THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
HULIQ, NC
Nov 21 2007
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--The parliament of a South American Coalition
representing several countries of the continent, known as MERCOSUR
Monday adopted a resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian
Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of South America.
MERCOSUR, which is a trade organization representing Brazil, Argentina,
Uruguay and Paraguay condemned the "Armenian Genocide, perpetrated
by the Ottoman Empire, which took 1.5 million lives from 1915 to 1923."
The MERCOSUR resolution also expressed its support for the Armenian
Cause and called on all countries to recognize the Genocide.
The resolution was introduced by the representatives of Argentina
and Uruguay, and after approval by the Human Rights Committee, was
approved by the entire MERCOSUR parliament.
MERCOSU member states Argentina and Uruguay have already recognized the
Genocide, followed this year by another South American nation, Chile.
The Armenian Genocide was carried out by the "Young Turk" government
of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1916 (with subsidiaries to 1922-23).
One and a half million Armenians were killed, out of a total of two
and a half million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
HULIQ, NC
Nov 21 2007
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay--The parliament of a South American Coalition
representing several countries of the continent, known as MERCOSUR
Monday adopted a resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian
Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of South America.
MERCOSUR, which is a trade organization representing Brazil, Argentina,
Uruguay and Paraguay condemned the "Armenian Genocide, perpetrated
by the Ottoman Empire, which took 1.5 million lives from 1915 to 1923."
The MERCOSUR resolution also expressed its support for the Armenian
Cause and called on all countries to recognize the Genocide.
The resolution was introduced by the representatives of Argentina
and Uruguay, and after approval by the Human Rights Committee, was
approved by the entire MERCOSUR parliament.
MERCOSU member states Argentina and Uruguay have already recognized the
Genocide, followed this year by another South American nation, Chile.
The Armenian Genocide was carried out by the "Young Turk" government
of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1916 (with subsidiaries to 1922-23).
One and a half million Armenians were killed, out of a total of two
and a half million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
