Troy to host event in commemoration of Armenian Genocide victims

April 24, 2010 - 20:15 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee Eastern Region (ANC-ER) will organize an event in Troy city in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide victims. Congressman Paul Tonko, Troy Mayor Harry Tutunjian and other leaders will participate in it. Later, Troy City Hall will host a Memorial Dinner, during which Guest Speaker Garo Manjikian, Chairman of the Armenian National Committee Eastern Region, will present a lecture.

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The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.

The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.

Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.

The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, Italy, 45 U.S. states, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Argentina, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, the Vatican, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Sweden, Venezuela, Slovakia, Syria, Vatican, as well as the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.