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  • Cardiff City Council Recognises The Significance of The Armenian

    CARDIFF CITY COUNCIL RECOGNISES THE SIGNIFICANCE
    OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    Following in the steps of Gwynedd County Council that recognised
    the Armenian Genocide by a unanimous vote in March 2004,
    Wales again leads the way today.

    The Council of Wales' capital City, Cardiff, has now officially recognised
    the truth of the genocide by deciding to incorporate references to it in
    its Holocaust Memorial Day service in 2005 and in future years.

    We believe that this is the first time a major city in Britain (in this
    case the capital of Wales) has decided to accord such recognition
    to the Armenian Genocide in its Holocaust Memorial Day Service.

    In a letter to Wales-Armenia Solidarity, an associate body of CRAG
    in Wales, Councillor Rodney Berman, Leader of Cardiff Council, wrote:

    Ref EM2071

    29 Sept 2004

    Following further consideration I am writing to inform you that we will
    be incorporating specific reference to the Armenian Holocaust in the
    commemorative service of 2005 and for future years.

    I am sure this will meet with your agreement.

    Councillor Rodney Berman
    (Leader of Cardiff Council)
    Leader's Office
    Room 525
    County Hall
    Atlantic Wharf
    CardiffCF10 4UW

    CRAG congratulates Cardiff for its charting initiative, and also thanks
    Wales-Armenia Solidarity, and particularly Mr Eilian Williams, for the
    tireless efforts expended toward this goal.

    With HMD 2005 fast approaching, it is high time that due consideration is
    shown to the Armenian British community in terms of the pain it carries
    with the history and memories of the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
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