Speaking at the second Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide in Yerevan on Saturday, actor and humanitarian George Clooney, called the genocide a part of world history, not just Armenian history.
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The U.S.is seeking Turkey’s help with the Syrian refugee crisis and the campaign against the Islamic State group. Turkey denies that the killings constituted genocide and says that the figures are exaggerated and estimates the total killed to be 300,000.
“We should ensure that such dissemination of hatred should not have a place in our times, that every government should refrain from such a behavior as it will fear being held accountable”.
More than 20 countries have formally recognized the genocide including Canada, Russia, Italy, and Uruguay.
The Armenian Genocide, which was perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire government, resulted not only in the death of 1,5 million and dispossession of more than half of million human beings but also in the decimation of the Armenian patrimony, its ways of life, and its foundational contributions to Western culture.
“She was really disappointed because we were looking forward to it”.
Following Sunday Mass, a special service at noon will take place on the side lawn of the church where white crosses have been placed to remember the Christian men, women and children who perished during that genocide.
As a candidate, Obama had sought Armenian-American votes by endorsing the “genocide” term as appropriate for the events that lasted through 1923. Obama’s failure to fulfill that pledge in his final annual statement on the massacre infuriated advocates and lawmakers who accused the president of outsourcing America’s moral voice to Turkey, which staunchly opposes the genocide label.
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Krekorian’s motion would also direct city officials to cancel their subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune and the San Jose Mercury News, which also printed ads from Fact Check Armenia.
