1,5 MILLION TREES TO BE PLANTED IN YEREVAN BY 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Panorama.am
15:16 30/03/2010

Society

World Armenian Congress and representatives of the youth organizations
have put forward an initiative under heading "In Commemoration of the
Innocent Martyr"; they have called on the youth of Armenia raising
their program of events on 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
only five years ahead the 100 years since one of the most terrible
and cruel offences in the world ever – the Armenian Genocide.

The appeal particularly says that the wall of silence has been
partially ruined during the recent decades and the number of the
states that recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide has increased.

"The preparation and marking of 100th anniversary of the crime against
humanity will contribute to the unification of the world powers to
condemn and recognize the Genocide," the appeal says.

The members of the initiative have planned to plant 1,5 million
trees in Yerevan by the 100th anniversary (in five years) of the
Armenian Genocide, to create a Park of Rebirth. They have called on
the Armenian youth organizations to participate in the tree planting
perpetuating the memory of each victim of the Armenian Genocide.

Besides, they call on Yervan City Hall and the Armenian regions’
authorities to allocate territories and conditions for tree planting.

The Congress also urges the Armenian businessmen to provide financial
support to the local authorities to carry out this mission.