Armenian National Committee of South America has issued a statement in regard with the resolution adopted by the Uruguay House of Representatives on October 25, 2005. The statement read in parts: In regard with the Uruguay House of Representatives October 25, 2005 resolution that joins in with the European Union and United States calls upon Turkey to lift the blockade of Armenia and establish diplomatic relations with Armenia, the Armenian National Committee of South America considers it crucial to suggest explanations that serve to maintaining the spirit of the resolution and express the Armenian people's rightful demand for reparation. We welcome the honesty of the Uruguay Parliament in searching the truth and reiterating the fact of the Genocide that took the lives of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915-1923. We have to emphasize that the European Union not only demands that Turkey lift the blockade but, since 1987, it has adopted resolutions that condition Turkey's membership in the Union by that country's recognition of the Genocide, Yerkir online reported.