Senate of the Republic of Paraguay.
The Senate of the Republic of Paraguay unanimously approved the official recognition of the Armenian Genocide on October 29, Prensa Armenia reported.
In a statement released by the Progressive Democratic Party, Article 1 of the resolution reads: “The Senate of the Republic of Paraguay recognizes the genocide of the Armenian people in the period 1915-1923, committed by the Turkish-Ottoman Empire, when commemorating this year the centenary of that crime against humanity.”
The bill was introduced by Senator Desiree Masi, with the support of Senators Pedro Santa Cruz, Victor Bogado, Arnoldo Wiens, Eduardo Petta San Martin, Carlos Amarilla, Miguel Abdon Saguier, Arnaldo Giuzzio, Roberto Acevedo and Sixto Pereira, representatives of all parliamentary blocs.
“The Senate of Paraguay, unanimously recognizing the Armenian Genocide, has joined the majority of South American countries that have already recognized it,” stated Alfonso Tabakian, regional Director of the Armenian National Committee of South America. “There were unsuccessful efforts from Turkish and Azerbaijani diplomacy to prevent the resolution.”
Several congresses and international bodies in South America recognized the Armenian Genocide in this centennial year. They include the province of Misiones, Argentina, the Latin American Parliament, the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Federal Senate of Brazil, the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and also by the by Argentine Pope Francis.
