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Russian Information Agency (Novosti)
April 12, 2004

ARMENIA MARKS 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF GENOCIDE

YEREVAN, 12 April (RIA Novosti correspondent Gamlet
Matevosyan)-Armenia will hold measures from may 2004
to May 2005 dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the
genocide of Armenians conducted by the Ottoman Empire.

RIA Novosti learned in the Armenian government's PR
and press department that a program of events had been
discussed by a state commission chaired by Prime
Minister Andranik Markaryan.
In line with the program, from April 20 to 23 2005,
Yerevan will host an international academic conference
on the genocide.
International conferences will also be held in Russia,
the USA, Europe and the Middle East.
Armenia's foreign ministry has instructed its
embassies in various countries to work out and present
their lists of functions to commemorate the 90th
anniversary by the end of May.
Work will also be conducted to identify whether of nor
international organizations acknowledge that the
genocide took place and whether or not countries are
prepared to recognize and condemn this crime at the
state level.
The Armenian government is planning to take measures
to raise the international community's awareness of
the Armenians' genocide, in particular, by
distributing books and leaflets about it.
Many countries have acknowledged the 1915 genocide of
the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Uruguay was the
first in 1965, while Russia, France, Argentina,
Greece, Italy and Switzerland have also officially
done so.