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    US ARMENIAN COMMUNITY TO HONOR EAST FOUNDATION AND CONSUL GENERALS
    FROM CYPRUS, SYRIA, ETHIOPIA AND URUGUAY FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN
    SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE.


    YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1. ARMINFO. The Armenian Assembly of America, along
    with the Armenian General Benevolent Union and the Western Diocese of
    the Armenian Church, announced today that the President of the Near
    East Foundation and the consul generals from Cyprus, Syria, Ethiopia
    and Uruguay will be among those honored by the Armenian community for
    their efforts in supporting the survivors of the Armenian Genocide.

    The "International Relief, Refuge, and Recognition Tribute" will take
    place on February 24 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles,
    California. The event will also recognize those nations, such as
    Cyprus and Uruguay, which have officially acknowledged the Armenian
    Genocide and serve as a prelude to a series of local, national and
    international events that will commemorate and raise awareness of the
    90th anniversary of the Genocide. "The governments of these four
    countries have long-standing relationships with Armenia and its
    people, with all serving as a safe haven for Armenians fleeing the
    genocide,"

    "Similarly, the Near East Relief is credited with saving hundreds of
    thousands of Armenians and making possible productive futures for more
    than 130,000 orphans." Armenian survivors also turned to Syria, by far
    the largest recipient of refugees of any Middle Eastern
    country. Cyprus, Ethiopia and Uruguay also opened their doors and are
    home to well-established Armenian communities.

    >From 1919 until 1930, New York-based Near East Relief (now known as
    the Near East Foundation) administered $117,000,000 to those in
    need. Very early in the relief effort, attention focused on helping
    rescued orphans to become self-supporting and contributing members of
    the communities that had absorbed them.
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