{"id":724,"date":"2015-04-24T16:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T12:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/?p=724"},"modified":"2015-05-08T16:37:40","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T12:37:40","slug":"state-duma-adopts-statement-on-the-armenian-genocide-centenary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/?p=724","title":{"rendered":"State Duma adopts statement on the Armenian Genocide centenary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The document expresses &#8220;deep sympathy to fraternal Armenia in connection with the centenary of the Armenian Genocide&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(<a title=\"State Duma adopts statement on the Armenian Genocide centenary\" href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/russia\/791538\" target=\"_blank\">TASS<\/a>) MOSCOW, April 24. The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, has passed a draft statement on Friday in connection with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-725\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Russia-State-Duma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-725\" alt=\"\u00a9 Mikhail Japaridze\/TASS \" src=\"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Russia-State-Duma-600x385.jpg\" width=\"474\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Russia-State-Duma-600x385.jpg 600w, https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Russia-State-Duma-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/armeniancause.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Russia-State-Duma.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Mikhail Japaridze\/TASS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The document submitted by the State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Ties with Compatriots expresses &#8220;deep sympathy to fraternal Armenia in connection with the centenary of the Armenian Genocide and also to other peoples who suffered during the tragic events of the First World War.&#8221; &#8220;Complex historical issues need to be resolved by peaceful means, including by diplomatic efforts &#8211; for the sake of establishing lasting peace and security on the planet,&#8221; it says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The State Duma believes that the &#8220;Eurasian continent can and should become an example of good-neighborly relations and equitable cooperation, a space of peace and creative endeavor.&#8221; &#8220;Multifaceted activities in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are aimed at achieving this goal,&#8221; the draft resolution says, noting that these organizations &#8220;were designed to ensure sustainable development, prosperity of our peoples and the triumph of humanistic ideals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The document adds that the lawmakers are guided by &#8220;the principles of equity and support the striving of all people for preserving the historical memory.&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The document expresses &#8220;deep sympathy to fraternal Armenia in connection with the centenary of the Armenian Genocide&#8221; (TASS) MOSCOW, April 24. The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, has passed a draft statement on Friday in connection with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. 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