Buenos Aires hosts run for Genocide awareness

PanARMENIAN.Net - Over 2,500 participants took part in the competition organized by Homenetmen to mark the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, according to Asbarez.

The fifth edition of “Armenia Corre,” a run for Genocide awareness, was held in Buenos Aires on Sunday, July 13, just before the World Cup final match, Asbarez reports.

Over 2,500 participants of all ages took part in the competition organized by Homenetmen, a pan-Armenian diaspora organization devoted to sports and Scouting, to mark the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Horacio Terzian, Vice President of Homenetmen Buenos Aires and one of the organizers of the race, explained that the slogan “Armenia runs for equality and memory” means that “despite all historical blows, they could not knock us down, and today we are still standing and moving forward”.

The event received wide press coverage.

Last week, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan visited Palermo neighborhood, an area with a strong presence of the Armenian community, to inaugurate the Armenian Genocide Museum and rename the “Armenian Immigrants Square” after meeting with senior officials of the National Government and the City of Buenos Aires.