The Chamber of Deputies of Chile Condemned the Armenian Genocide and Urged
the Government to Recognize it
Agencia Prensa Armenia
The Chamber of Deputies of Chile passed today a resolution to express
“solidarity with the Armenian nation condemning the genocide of its
people that started in 1915”. The resolution No. 324, which received
77 votes in favor, 1 against and 3 abstentions, also asks the
Government of Chile to adhere to what has already been agreed by the
UN in 1985.
The initiative was presented by Gustavo Hasbun, Joaquin Tuma, Issa
Kort, Aldo Cornejo, Marco Antonio Nuñez, Joaquin Godoy and Jorge
Tarud. Lawmakers said that “April 24 of 1915 marked the beginning of a
systematic policy of extermination of Armenians by the Ottoman
authorities after detention without trial, disappearance and death of
hundreds of intellectuals, writers, composers, artists, community
leaders and the entire leadership of the Armenian community in
Constantinople, including two Armenian deputies of the Turkish
Parliament whose parliamentary immunity was not respected”. They added
that this genocide, conducted between 1915 and 1923, meant the death
of over 1,500,000 Armenians. “This despicable action was the first
ethnic cleansing of the twentieth century.”
It also records that the Armenians and their various organizations
around the world have persevered in gaining recognition from the
international community on this genocide. “Such recognition was
granted in 1985 by the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination
and Protection of Minorities of the United Nations, which described
the case as an Armenian genocide”.
The Senate of Chile, by agreement No. 531 of June 5, 2007, has already
condemned the genocide, although the Chilean Government did not
yet. “It is an ethical duty that Chile endorse the decision by the UN
in 1985.”
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