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Libyan Parliament Recognizes Armenian Genocide—But Which Parliament?

Demonstrations in Bayda, Libya against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, the fall of which left the country with two governments, only one of which has passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide… (Photo: Wikimedia)

Last week, the Armenian Genocide received its thirtieth recognition from a member of the international community. On April 19, the Libyan Council of Ministers adopted a resolution recognizing the 1915 extermination of Ottoman Armenians as Genocide. The Interim Government is expected to present a draft resolution on the commemoration of the Genocide for the 24th of April.

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Raffi Elliott

Raffi Elliott is a Canadian-Armenian political risk analyst and journalist based in Yerevan, Armenia. A former correspondent and columnist for the Armenian Weekly, his focus is socioeconomic, political, business and diplomatic issues in Armenia.

3 Comments

  1. Your statement that “the HOR lacks international recognition”, is not correct. The international community recognises the Presidential Council in Tripoli and the Parliament of Tobruk (the elected HOR).

  2. Obama made a mistake by intervening in Libya. It basically became his Iraq. Should’ve let the Libyans overthrow Qaddafi on their own.

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