Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am, Armenia
Sept 5 2009

Cyprus always supports Armenians

18:10 / 09/05/2009Cyprus always supported Armenians and backed in
their struggle for the recognition of Armenian Genocide, stated Marios
Garoyian, the President of Cyprus House of Representatives, at the
conference dedicated to Armenian Genocide issues in Beirut.

At the `Armenian Genocide and International Law’ conference Garoyian
said: `Regardless whether committed at wartime or in peace, Genocide
is a crime to be punished in accord with international law. Despite,
the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide provides effective international sentence, appeal to the
Convention is the first step that should be taken.’

Garoyian added that Turkey tried arduously to refute the fact of
Genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey.