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24.04.2012
President Obama has the chance, on April 24th, to give real meaning to his words about genocide
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement in response to President Obama's remarks at the U.S. Holocaust Museum, earlier today, outlining U.S. commitment to the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities, reports Armenpress citing The Armenian Natioanal Committee of America. "President Obama undermined his own commitment to 'Never Again' in his speech at the U.S. Holocaust Museum this morning, when, on... more →
24.04.2012
Statement by the Prime Minister to the Armenian-Canadian Community
Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper declared a speech on 97th Commemoration of Armenian Genocide. 'On this day we remember the terrible loss of life during the demise of the Ottoman Empire in 1915, and in particular the horrific suffering endured by the Armenian people. Both houses of Parliament have adopted resolutions referring to these events as “the first genocide of the twentieth century.” This is a day we acknowledge solemnly, not to cast blame back into the... more →
24.04.2012
Remembering genocide: they held their children in their arms and carried into the desert
They held their children in their arms and carried whatever else they could into the desert. Bibles that had been in families for centuries. Handmade lace handkerchiefs made for weddings and baptisms. Documents that listed their names and where they were born. Nearly 100 years after the Armenian Genocide began in the Ottoman Empire, some of those very same items can be found carefully preserved in glass cases and in frames in the San Fernando Valley, a testament of survival, Armenpress... more →
24.04.2012
Radik Martirosyan deems to build powerful Armenia means to realize the dream of Genocide victims
From the early morning the crowd of people ascends Tsitsernakaberd hill to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, to honor the memory of our innocent compatriots who were deprived of their lives to avoid the deal with the enemy. They defended their human dignity, national traditions and religion. The President of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Radik Martirosyan high estimated the fact that the generations who have immediate relations with the history of Armenian... more →
24.04.2012
Turkish Government should recognize Armenian Genocide and friendship relations must be established between the two countries. Hans Johan Schmidt – Ambassador of Germany in Armenia paid a tribute to the victims of Armenian, Armenpress reports. The interlocutor stated that it is already the third year the he visits Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the victims who died over a hundred years ago. ''We shall go ahead not forgetting the past '' the ambassador... more →
24.04.2012
United States Ambassador avoided using the term Armenian genocide
United States Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern among other heads of accredited diplomatic representations in Armenia visited Cicernakaberd and rose in memory of Armenian genocide innocent victims. "For Armenians today is a very important day and we are here to appeal to memory of massacres of Armenians in 1915," during the briefing told Heffern, Armenpress reports. On April 24 Armenians worldwide rise in memory of Armenian genocide implemented by Ottoman Turkey. More than... more →