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PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL REOLUTION
22:55, 24 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Pennsylvania General Assembly unanimously passes H.R. 265 designating
April 24, 2015, as "Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the 100th
anniversary of the â~@ªArmenian Genocideâ~@¬ of 1915-1923."
The resolution reads:
A RESOLUTION Designating April 24, 2015, as "Pennsylvania's Day
of Remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
of 1915-1923."
WHEREAS, Between 1915 and 1923, the Turkish Ottoman Empire perpetrated
genocide on 1.5 million men, women and children of Armenian descent;
and
WHEREAS, The massacre of the Armenian people attempted to eliminate
all traces of the 3,000-year-old Armenian culture and constituted a
crime against humanity; and
WHEREAS, In order to encourage his followers, Adolph Hitler asked,
"Who remembers the Armenians?" prior to his initiation of the Holocaust
of European Jews; and
WHEREAS, By remembering and openly condemning the atrocities committed
against the Armenians, the Commonwealth affirms the need for constant
vigilance to prevent similar atrocities in the future; and
WHEREAS, Recognition and public awareness of the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian genocide is necessary to ensure that similar acts do
not occur in the future; and
WHEREAS, Armenia became a free and democratic republic after nearly
70 years of oppressive Soviet rule; and
WHEREAS, Armenian Americans residing in Pennsylvania have greatly
enriched this Commonwealth as leaders in business, agriculture,
academia, government and the arts; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April 24, 2015,
as "Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the 100th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923â~@³; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Armenian
National Committee of America.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/04/24/pennsylvania-general-assembly-passes-armenian-genocide-centennial-reolution/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
22:55, 24 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Pennsylvania General Assembly unanimously passes H.R. 265 designating
April 24, 2015, as "Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the 100th
anniversary of the â~@ªArmenian Genocideâ~@¬ of 1915-1923."
The resolution reads:
A RESOLUTION Designating April 24, 2015, as "Pennsylvania's Day
of Remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
of 1915-1923."
WHEREAS, Between 1915 and 1923, the Turkish Ottoman Empire perpetrated
genocide on 1.5 million men, women and children of Armenian descent;
and
WHEREAS, The massacre of the Armenian people attempted to eliminate
all traces of the 3,000-year-old Armenian culture and constituted a
crime against humanity; and
WHEREAS, In order to encourage his followers, Adolph Hitler asked,
"Who remembers the Armenians?" prior to his initiation of the Holocaust
of European Jews; and
WHEREAS, By remembering and openly condemning the atrocities committed
against the Armenians, the Commonwealth affirms the need for constant
vigilance to prevent similar atrocities in the future; and
WHEREAS, Recognition and public awareness of the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian genocide is necessary to ensure that similar acts do
not occur in the future; and
WHEREAS, Armenia became a free and democratic republic after nearly
70 years of oppressive Soviet rule; and
WHEREAS, Armenian Americans residing in Pennsylvania have greatly
enriched this Commonwealth as leaders in business, agriculture,
academia, government and the arts; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April 24, 2015,
as "Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the 100th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923â~@³; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Armenian
National Committee of America.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/04/24/pennsylvania-general-assembly-passes-armenian-genocide-centennial-reolution/
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress