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LAW ON RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMES INTO FORCE IN ARGENTINA
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The bill ratified
by the parliament and Senate, according to which Argentina having the
largest Armenian colony in South America in fact recognizes the
Armenian Genocide, has come into force today in Argentina.
According to radio Liberty, Argentine President could veto until
January 10 rejecting the bill. "As the President did not do this,
today, on January 11, it has de facto come into force," radio Liberty
was reported at the Argentine President's administration.
According to the law, April 24 in proclaimed Day of Tolerance and
Respect Among Peoples: the victims of the Armenian Genocide will be
commemorated on this day.
The law also permits Armenian state officials not to go to work on
April 24 for the purpose of taking part in the events dedicated to the
memory of Genocide victims. Armenian students are also allowed not to
attend their classes on this day.
The day before Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had applied
to the Argentine President asking to reject the bill, as it "forms a
bad impression about Turkey and sows hatred."
Besides Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela recognized the Armenian
Genocide by law in South America.
YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The bill ratified
by the parliament and Senate, according to which Argentina having the
largest Armenian colony in South America in fact recognizes the
Armenian Genocide, has come into force today in Argentina.
According to radio Liberty, Argentine President could veto until
January 10 rejecting the bill. "As the President did not do this,
today, on January 11, it has de facto come into force," radio Liberty
was reported at the Argentine President's administration.
According to the law, April 24 in proclaimed Day of Tolerance and
Respect Among Peoples: the victims of the Armenian Genocide will be
commemorated on this day.
The law also permits Armenian state officials not to go to work on
April 24 for the purpose of taking part in the events dedicated to the
memory of Genocide victims. Armenian students are also allowed not to
attend their classes on this day.
The day before Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had applied
to the Argentine President asking to reject the bill, as it "forms a
bad impression about Turkey and sows hatred."
Besides Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela recognized the Armenian
Genocide by law in South America.