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Armenian factor is gaining political weight in South America
05.12.2007 14:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ MERCOSUR’s measure recognizing the Armenian Genocide
proves that the Armenian factor is gaining political weight in South
America, Professor of international relations and politics at the
San-Andres University of Buenos Aires, Khachik Ter-Ghukasyan said in
an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

`I should mention that the motion was initiated by Uruguay, the first
state that recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1965. The statement was
signed by parliaments of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and
Paraguay. Venezuela is expected to join them. Chile, a very likely
candidate for MERCOSUR membership, made a similar decision earlier. As
to Paraguay, recognition of Genocide is a unique phenomenon, since
there is no Armenian community living in this country. This move is of
strategic importance for Armenia’s foreign policy and I welcome Robert
Kocharian’s edict on establishing Embassy of Brazil,’ he said.

On 19 November by a majority vote MERCOSUR bloc members – Argentina,
Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay – approved the Human Rights Committee’s
decision to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The parliament calls on
the states which haven’t recognized the Genocide yet to make the
decision.