Armenian National Institute website expands affirmation section on
Armenian Genocide
14:30, 24 August, 2012
YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS: The recently announced expansion of
the Armenian National Institute website introduced a new section
documenting the extent of press coverage and discussion of the
Armenian Genocide over the course of the past decade. As Armenpress
reports, citing Armenian National Institute, as part of this
expansion, the section documenting the growing trend of international
affirmation of the Armenian Genocide has also been updated. The
Affirmation section reflects recent municipal, state, and federal
level recognitions from around the world. In the United States, 43
states are on record through legislative enactments and gubernatorial
proclamations or statements. This list now includes: Alaska, Arizona,
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. With 174 official documents
posted supporting the record of affirmation by the states listed
above, another 50 posted official enactments attest to the extent of
international affirmation of the Armenian Genocide with 21 countries
formally on record. To facilitate navigation of the growing list of
international recognitions, a summery page listing the countries in
alphabetical is provided: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cyprus,
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Netherlands,
Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay,
Vatican City, and Venezuela. Founded in 1997, the Armenian National
Institute is based in Washington, DC, and is dedicated to the study,
research, and affirmation of the Armenian Genocide.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress