Indiana recognizes Armenian Genocide
07.11.2017,
10:37
Indiana has become the 48th state in the USA to recognize the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian National Committee of America—Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) reports.
YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. Indiana has become the 48th state in the USA to recognize the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian National Committee of America—Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) reports.
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb issued a powerful proclamation memorializing the Ottoman Turkish Empire’s centrally planned and executed annihilation of close to three million Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, and Syrians.
The governor also declared Nov. 6-12, 2017, as Armenia Awareness Week and invited residents of Indiana to “duly note this occasion.”
In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide has been recognized by dozens 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, 43 U.S. states.
It has been recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. --0--
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb issued a powerful proclamation memorializing the Ottoman Turkish Empire’s centrally planned and executed annihilation of close to three million Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, and Syrians.
The governor also declared Nov. 6-12, 2017, as Armenia Awareness Week and invited residents of Indiana to “duly note this occasion.”
In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide has been recognized by dozens 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, 43 U.S. states.
It has been recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. --0--
