CYPRUS HOUSE OF REPS URGES ARMENIANS FOR COMMON EFFORTS AGAINST TURKISH VIOLATIONS
Panorama.am
24/04/2012
Cyprus House of Representatives was among the first to recognize the
Armenian Genocide, has pointed out House President Yiannakis Omirou,
speaking at an event commemorating the 97th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, organized by the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Committee
in Cyprus, Famagusta-Gazette report says.
“I want to emphasize that the House of Representatives of Cyprus, in
response to a fair request for recognizing of the Armenian Genocide,
along with the Greek Parliament, was among the first parliaments to
condemn the Turkish crime and to support the demand for international
recognition”, said Omirou.
“Our duty is to keep the Turkish state under the glare of intense
international publicity until they are required to comply with
international law and respect human rights”, he added.
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