MosJan Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 RUSSIAN DUMA CALLED UPON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 90-TH ANNIVERSARY 22.04.2005 06:46 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ On the occasion of the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire the Russian State Duma issued a statement that was complied and included in the agenda by the Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots. The statement was supported by 310 deputies with no votes against and abstentions. The Russian parliamentarians “condemn the Genocide and consider that its 90-th anniversary should be marked by the international community”, IA Regnum reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 GAREGIN II THANKED RUSSIAN STATE DUMA FOR ADOPTING STATEMENT ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 23.04.2005 04:07 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yesterday Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II met with Vice-Speaker of the Russian State Duma Georgi Boos, the Press Service of the Chancellery of Holy Echmiadzin reported. Garegin II said he was satisfied with the State Duma adopting a statement again denouncing the Armenian Genocide and urging the international community to commemorate the victims of the tragic events of 1915. «We are convinced that time will come when the concepts of genocide and war will be the history. I hope that the censure of the Armenian Genocide will help recognize how fragile our world is,» Georgi Boos noted. In the course of the meeting the interlocutors discussed questions of friendly relations of the peoples of Armenia and Russia, as well as cooperation between the Armenian Apostolic and the Russian Orthodox Churches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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