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    VENEZUELAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

    CARACAS, JULY 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Parliament of
    Venezuela has adopted a resolution that recognizes the Armenian
    genocide and asks the European Union (EU) to place preconditions on
    Turkey's EU bid, "Yerkir" reported. Adopted on July 14, the resolution
    was introduced by Parliament Member Victor Hugo Morales and attorney
    Janet Madris. Venezuela's Armenians have worked for years to have
    their country officially recognize and denounce the genocide of fellow
    Armenians by Turkey's Ottoman government. With Turkey's recent
    aspirations toward Europe, however, the resolution also appeals to the
    EU to "postpone Turkey's membership bid until its also recognizes the
    1915 genocide of 1.5 million Armenians." The text of the resolution in
    full reads: "The National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of
    Venezuela Whereas The first scientifically planned, organized and
    executed genocide in the history of humanity took place 90 years ago,
    perpetrated by the regime of the "Young Turks" and their ideology of
    "Panturkism," against the Armenian People, involving the extermination
    of almost two million people. Whereas Crimes of this nature must be
    denounced in order to prevent them from happening again, in order to
    restore to the victims their human and national rights and to condemn
    the perpetrators. Whereas This genocide deserves repudiation from the
    Turkish People and all the peoples of the world. Whereas The People
    and the State of Venezuela have continuously condemned terrorism and
    racial, ethnical, religious and political discrimination. Whereas The
    People and the State of Venezuela fight permanently against all types
    of terrorism, including State Terrorism. Whereas Due to political
    causes and interests, there is an ongoing attempt to change history
    through the negation of this genocide. The National Assembly resolves
    First: To express to the Armenian People, to their government and to
    the strong Armenian-Venezuelan Community, support on their valid and
    delayed humanitarian aspirations of justice. Second: To request the
    European Union to postpone Turkey's membership bid, until the
    recognition by Turkey of the Armenian Genocide. Third: To designate a
    Committee in charge of delivering this resolution to the Armenian
    Parliament and to the Armenian Religious Authorities. Fourth: To form
    the Parliamentary Group of Friendship to the Armenian People."

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      Venezuelan Parliament Adopts Armenian Genocide Resolution

      Armenian National Committee of South America
      Armenia 1366 PB - (1414) Buenos Aires

      PRESS RELEASE

      For Immediate Release ~ 2005-07-14
      Contact: Pedro Muradian ~ consejonacionalarmenio@diarioarmenia.org.ar


      VENEZUELAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION





      Caracas, Venezuela -- The Parliament of Venezuela has adopted a resolution that recognizes the Armenian genocide and asks the European Union (EU) to place preconditions on Turkey's EU bid.

      Adopted on July 14, the resolution was introduced by Parliament Member Victor Hugo Morales and attorney Janet Madris.

      Venezuela's Armenians have worked for years to have their country officially recognize and denounce the Genocide of Armenians by Turkey's Ottoman government. With Turkey's recent aspirations toward Europe, however, the resolution also appeals to the European Union to "postpone Turkey's membership bid, until the recognition by Turkey of the Armenian genocide."

      "The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of South America celebrates this significant agreement of the Venezuelan National Assembly that marks the spiritual solidarity of the people and the state of our Latin America brothers and demands the state of Turkey to stop its political denial that is shielded in economic and political interests in attempts to change history and deny its responsibility in the Armenian genocide," noted representatives of the ANC of South America.

      There are about 3,500 Armenians living in Venezuela, with the main community in the capital Caracas, explained Ph.D candidate Vartan Matiossian, who recently released a book on the Armenian community in South America titled "The Southern Corner of the World: Armenians in Latin America from the Beginnings to 1950."

      Armenians started to migrate to Venezuela in significant numbers since the early 1950s, later founding the Armenian Center in 1966. The community has one church, St. Gregory the Illuminator, consecrated by Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian in 1987, as well as a Saturday school, a youth group, and others organizations, said Matiossian.

      The full text of the resolution follows.


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      The National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela


      Whereas

      The first scientifically planned, organized and executed genocide in the history of humanity took place 90 years ago, perpetrated by the regime of the "Young Turks" and their ideology of "Pan Turkism," against the Armenian people, involving the extermination of almost two million people.

      Whereas

      Crimes of this nature must be denounced in order to prevent them from happening again, in order to restore to the victims their human and national rights and to condemn the perpetrators.

      Whereas

      This genocide deserves repudiation from the Turkish people and all the peoples of the world.

      Whereas

      The people and the State of Venezuela have continuously condemned terrorism and racial, ethnical, religious and political discrimination.

      Whereas

      The people and the State of Venezuela fight permanently against all types of terrorism, including State Terrorism.

      Whereas

      Due to political causes and interests, there is an ongoing attempt to change history through the negation of this genocide.

      The National Assembly resolves

      First: To express to the Armenian people, to their government and to the strong Armenian-Venezuelan community, support on their valid and delayed humanitarian aspirations of justice.

      Second: To request the European Union to postpone Turkey's membership bid, until the recognition by Turkey of the Armenian genocide.

      Third: To designate a committee in charge of delivering this resolution to the Armenian Parliament and to the Armenian Religious Authorities.

      Fourth: To form the Parliamentary Group of Friendship to the Armenian people.

      (Reprinted from The Armenian Weekly)
      "All truth passes through three stages:
      First, it is ridiculed;
      Second, it is violently opposed; and
      Third, it is accepted as self-evident."

      Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

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