Month: June 2014

  • Parliament of Navarre Recognizes Armenian Genocide

    Parliament of Navarre Recognizes Armenian Genocide

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    (asbarez.com) PAMPLONA, Spain—The parliament of Spain’s autonomous community of Navarre adopted a measure on Monday recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The measure came after a series of visits by members of the Navarre parliament to Armenia and Artsakh. Navarre lies in the north of Spain and has a sizable population of Basque speakers. The declaration, adopted…

  • Presbyterian Church Adopts Resolution on Armenian Genocide Centennial

    Presbyterian Church Adopts Resolution on Armenian Genocide Centennial

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    DETROIT—On Friday, June 20, some 600 commissioners to the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), meeting in Detroit, Mich., adopted with near unanimity a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide and adopting the 2015 church calendar designating April 26 as the day for its observance. It also directed the church’s Mission Agency to prepare…