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Armenian genocide is remembered
ATHENS
The Armenian National Committee held a ceremony in Thessaloniki yesterday to
commemorate the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians by Turks in 1915. The
ceremony, attended by Defense Minister Akis Tsochadzopoulos, was to mark the
April 24 anniversary of the genocide.
Van Coufoudakis, professor of political science at the University of
Indiana-Purdue, urged US President George W. Bush to stand by a campaign
promise to recognize April 24 as a day to commemorate the Armenian genocide,
part of an international effort to have the day recognized.
Tsochadzopoulos said that doing so would not be "an act of hatred."
"Quite the opposite, (such actions) build bridges of friendship and
cooperation between nations based on historical truth, and build defenses
against policies that lead to genocides," he said.
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