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    Mayor of New York City issued a proclamation on 97 anniversary of the
    Armenian Genocide

    13:06, 30 April, 2012

    YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the city
    of New York came forth with the proclamation of 97 anniversary of
    Armenian Genocide, Armenpress reports. The statement runs as follows:
    "Every year, people around the world and across our city come together
    to observe the anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
    This year marks the 97 anniversary of this horrific event, which
    claimed nearly 1.5 million lives, and it is our responsible to pay
    tribute to all those who suffered. We are honored to join the Armenian
    National Committee of New York to reflect on this solemn occasion, and
    renew our promise to prevent such violence from ever happening again.
    Widely acknowledged as the first modern Genocide, the massacre of the
    Armenian people began in the Constantinople, where religious,
    political, educational, and intellectual leaders were arrested and
    murdered. Armenian men, women, and children were systematically killed
    or deported from their homeland. Fewer than a million Armenians
    survived, and several thousand of them settled here in our city,
    finding comfort in the small but vital Armenian community that has
    thrived in New York since the mid -19th century.
    By understanding the past, we are taking an important step toward a
    future free from discrimination and intolerance. This anniversary is a
    voluble opportunity not only to remember all those whose lives were
    taken, but also to celebrate all of the tremendous contributions our
    Armenian community has made to New York. On behalf of all New Yorkers,
    please accept my best wishes for a meaningful commemoration".




    From: A. Papazian
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