The Honorable Council of Rio Gallegos, in Santa Cruz, Argentina, decided on Thursday to name a city square "Centenary of Genocide against the Armenian People", Prensa Armenia reports.
On the same day, the House of Representatives of Santa Cruz passed a statement on the recognition and adhesion to the Armenian Genocide Centennial activities.
Alejandro Avakian, representative of the Armenian National Committee in Santa Cruz, stated that the efforts of the community and institutions are aimed at "isolating Turkey in its denial of the past".
Earlier, the legislative authorities of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Cordoba and Chubut Province expressed their commitment and solidarity to the activities carried out by the Armenian community in Argentina.
