Cyprus Parliament formally recognizes May 19 as Pontic Genocide Remembrance Day

Cyprus Parliament formally recognizes May 19 as Pontic Genocide Remembrance Day

The House of Representatives of Cyprus unanimously voted to designate May 19 as the Official Day of Remembrance and Honor for the Greeks of Pontus, formally recognizing the genocide committed against them by the Young Turks and Kemalists between 1914 and 1923.

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