1ST ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION BY ERCOSUR MARKED IN MONTEVIDEO

PanARMENIAN.Net
22.12.2008 16:37 GMT+04:00

A solemn event dedicated to the 1st anniversary of recognition of the
Armenian Genocide by ERCOSUR took place in Montevideo on December
18, with participation of members of parliament and diplomats from
Russia, Greece, Iran, Lebanon and other states, the RA MFA press
office reported.

Vladimir Karmirshalyan, the Armenian Ambassador to Uruguay, stressed
the importance of the Armenian Genocide recognition and called on
parliaments to condemn the atrocities of 1915.

"Over 150 thousand of Armenians whose ancestors were deported
from Western Armenia during the years of Genocide live in MERCOSUR
territory… The international community should do everything in its
power to prevent persecutions and annihilation of nations," he said,
adding that the Armenian-Turkish dialogue will facilitate the process
of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states.

The event was followed by a meeting between Ambassador Vladimir
Karmirshalyan and heads of MERCOSUR parliaments to discuss organization
of mutual visits of MPs.