Armenian government to pay AMD 25,000 per month to Genocide survivors

May 5, 2011 - 18:27 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - During the May 5 sitting, the Armenian government decided to allocate monthly aid at the amount of AMD 25,000 to those Armenians, who were born before 1915 and survived the Armenian Genocide. The sum will be paid along with monthly pension.

It is noteworthy that the basket of goods totaled AMD 62,640 ($170) in Armenia as of March 2011. At that, food basket amounted to $96, the National Statistical Service said.

The minimum daily food basket includes: 355gr of bread, 100gr of meat (beef), 200gr of milk, 10gr of curds, 20gr of animal fat and vegetable oil, 10gr of margarine, 250gr of potato, 300gr of other vegetables, 200gr of fruit, 50gr sugar, half an egg, 30gr of fish.

05.05.11 - Government session

The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.

The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.

Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.

The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, Italy, 45 U.S. states, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Argentina, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, the Vatican, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Sweden, Venezuela, Slovakia, Syria, Vatican, as well as the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.