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  • President thanked Lithuania for recognition of Armenian Genocide

    news.am, Armenia
    May 4 2011


    Armenian President thanked Lithuania for recognition of Armenian Genocide


    May 04, 2011 | 18:18

    YEREVAN. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan expressed gratitude to
    Lithuania for adoption of the resolution recognizing the Armenian
    Genocide by the Lithuanian Parliament.

    `It indicates high spirituality of the Lithuanian people. Lithuanian
    parliamentarians were not guided by political environment while making
    the decision,' Serzh Sargsyan told reporters following a meeting with
    Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite on Wednesday.

    He also noted that the Lithuanian press has been covering the massacre
    of Armenians since the end of 19th century, drawing parallels between
    the fates of the two peoples.

    On December 15, 2005 the Lithuanian Seimas adopted a resolution,
    condemning the Armenian Genocide under Ottoman Turkey in 1915.
    Lithuanian parliamentarians branded the massacre of the Armenian
    people as genocide and called on the Turkish authorities to recognize
    the historical fact.




    From: A. Papazian
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