VICE PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY SIGNS AN APPLICATION TO EU WHICH CALL ON UNION TO DEMAND RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE FROM TURKEY
MONTEVIDEO, JUNE 17, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Vice President of
Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Nova reasserted the country’s position on the issue
of the Armenian genocide when making a speech at an event dedicated
to the 90th anniversary of the execution of 20 members of the Social
Democratic Hunchak Party (SDHP). According to the SDHP press service,
Vice President signed an application to the European Union, calling
on EU to demand that Turkey recognize the Armenian genocide prior to
starting the negotiations for joining the Union. To recap, Yruguay’s
parliament memebers earlier initiated filing such an application to
the European Union.