"EVERY ARMENIAN FROM BIRTH BEARS IN HIMSELF GREAT GRIEF OF GENOCIDE" IRI PARLIAMENT DEPUTY THINKS
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 23 2007
TEHRAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Gevorg Vardanian,
the deputy of the North Iranian Armenians made a speech on April 22,
before the discussion of the issues on agenda at the Islamic Parliament
of Iran.
As the Iranian Alik daily informs, the deputy touched upon in his
speech the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, atomic policy
of Iran and issues the religious minorities are interested in.
Speaking about the centuries-old presence of the Armenian people in
Iran, G. Vardanian appreciated the attention of the Iran government
towards the Armenian community of Iran and historic-cultural monuments.
Mentioning that in opposite to other countries of the world, where the
Armenian colonies were formed after the Armenian Genocide, Armenians
peacefully coexisted with nations living in Iran continuously for
centuries. "But every Armenian from the birth bears in himself the
great grief of the Genocide," deputy G. Vardanian said.