Doc. 8091 2^nd edition
10 July 1998

Commemoration of the Armenian genocide of 1915

Written Declaration No. 275

2^nd edition, originally tabled on 24 April 1998

This written declaration commits only the members who have signed it

1.       The date of 24 April 1915 marked the beginning of the implementation of the plan to exterminate Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire.

2.       Today we commemorate the anniversary of what has been called the first genocide of the 20^th century, and we salute the memory of the Armenian victims of this crime against humanity.

Signed : ¹

Roudy, France, SOC

Jeambrun, France, LDR

Mattéi, France, LDR

Michel, France, SOC

Schreiner, France, EDG

Vrettos, Greece, SOC

Zissi, Greece, SOC

Katseli, Greece, SOC

Maginas, Greece, EPP/CD

Loule, Greece, UEL

Steolea, Romania, EDG

Lukin, Russia, LDR

Marmazov, Ukraine, UEL

Oleynik, Ukraine, UEL

Zhebrovsky, Russia, NR

(cont. overleaf)

Schieder, Austria, SOC

Christodoulides, Cyprus, UEL

Frahm, Denmark, UEL

Kulbaka, Russia, UEL

Myrvoll, Norway, UEL

Lazarescu, Romania, LDR

Verspaget, Netherlands, SOC

Mignon, France, EDG

Lengagne, France, SOC

Dees, Netherlands, LDR

Woltjer, Netherlands, SOC

Gonzalez Laxe, Spain, SOC

Gross, Switzerland, SOC

Lord Russell-Johnston, United Kingdom, LDR

Lauricella, Italy, SOC

Turini, Italy, EDG

Amoruso, Italy, EDG

Elo, Finland, SOC

Pereira Marques, Portugal, SOC

Staes, Belgium, EPP/CD

Maximus, Belgium, SOC

Mota Amaral, Portugal, EPP/CD

Vyvadil, Czech Republic, SOC

Plechata, Czech Republic, EDG

Stepova, Czech Republic, SOC

Janecek, Czech Republic, EPP/CD

Novakova, Czech Republic, EPP/CD

Svoboda, Czech Republic, SOC

Kalus, Czech Republic, EDG

Schwimmer, Austria, EPP/CD

Kuzmickas, Lithuania, EDG

Zingeris, Lithuania, EDG

Gylys, Lithuania, SOC

Raskinis, Lithuania, EPP/CD

Ciupaila, Lithuania, LDR

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