State of Ohio to pass Armenian Genocide resolution
State of Ohio to pass Armenian Genocide resolution
03.02.2006 15:57
YEREVAN (YERKIR) - Todd Book, the deputy minority leader of the Ohio
State Assembly, submitted a draft resolution to the State Assembly on
February 1, which, if passed, designate April 24 the day of remembrance
of the Armenian Genocide.
"April 24 is declared the day of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide
to mark the 1.5 million Armenians killed in the Ottoman Empire,"
the resolution says.
Speaking to Radio Liberty, Armenian National Committee of America
representative Elizabeth Chouldjian said the text is very simple. The
ANCA has sent appreciation letters to the Ohio State Assembly.
"We are working towards encouraging 40,000-50,000 Armenians of Ohio
to urge other lawmakers to vote in favor of the resolution," Doug
Jorjarian, the ANCA Eastern Region director said.
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Genocide Topic Refers Both Historians And Public: French Fm
GENOCIDE TOPIC REFERS BOTH HISTORIANS AND PUBLIC: FRENCH FM
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 3. ARMINFO. After the Year of Armenia in France
is celebrated in April-November 2006, in 2007 France will mark the
Year of Turkey, French Foreign Minister Phillip Doust-Blazy told his
Turkish colleague Abdulah Gul in Ankara, writes The Hurriet.
Asked about the Armenian Genocide of 1915 at a press conference after
the meeting, the French foreign minister said the EU members have
reached agreement and mutual understanding on this issue. It is time
to raise and discuss in detail the coordinated topics, he said. Such
topics refer not only historians but also the public, the foreign
minister added. Phillip Doust-Blazy pointed out the importance of
definite progress in Turkey in the issue of Armenian Genocide. He
said the country supports the idea of further discussion of Genocide
topic in the public. He noted that the law adopted in France in 2001
displays the attitude of the French public to the tragedy of 1915.
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Originally posted by GavurAnd some Sunnis
Never by Shias
I am alevi so sometimes Sunnis say me gavur also.
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Originally posted by GavurNo!
I was told it was by (mostly Donme) Moslems
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Originally posted by Gavur
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Originally posted by GavurWhy dont you go to Istanbul go ask an Armenian after making friends with him then ask him why dont you?
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Why dont you go to Istanbul go ask an Armenian after making friends with him then ask him why dont you?
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