ARGENTINA RECOGNIZED THE FACT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
By Aghavni Harutiunian
AZG Armenian Daily
02/12/2006
On November 29 the Parliament of Argentina recognized the fact of
the Armenian Genocide, thus Argentina become the second Southern
American state after Uruguay to mark the crime of the Ottoman Turkey
in the beginning of the 20-th century as Genocide. 173 deputies of
the Argentinean Parliament voted for the corresponding law and 2
abstained from voting.
According to the law, April 24, the day of memory of the Armenian
Genocide victims, is a non-working day for the Armenian employees
and the Armenian students of Argentina. Uruguay was the first of
the Southern American States to recognize the deed of the Armenian
Genocide of 1915 – making a condemnatory declaration in 1965, April
20, and adopting a law in 2004, March 26. The National Congress of
Argentina officially condemned the Genocide on April 23, 1985. Since
then the policy of the Foreign Ministry of Uruguay has been assisted
the international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian
Genocide. Another declaration by the Senate of Argentina was made on
August 20, 2003, expressing condolences in connection with the 88-th
anniversary of the Genocide.