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    ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION WILL PREVENT FUTURE GENOCIDES

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    30.04.2009 19:14 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Canadian Politicians Reaffirm Their Commitment to
    Justice and to Historic Truth

    Two Ministers, four Parliamentary Secretaries, thirty-nine members
    of the House of Commons and seven Senators attended the reception,
    on April 28, celebrating the 5th anniversary of the House of Commons'
    recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The momentous event, which
    took place in the West Block of the House of Commons, was organized
    by the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC).

    A large number of other Canadian politicians also attended the
    event to reaffirm their commitment to justice and to express their
    unwavering solidarity with the Armenian people in their struggle to
    fend off Armenian Genocide denial. The high stature of the attendees
    was particularly heartening since they were there despite the Turkish
    Government's recent recall of the Turkish Ambassador from Canada.

    In addition to Parliamentarians, Ambassadors and other members of the
    diplomatic corps, NGO representatives, leading lights from Canadian
    journalism, academia and education, representatives of the Canadian
    Jewish Congress, Rwandan, Greek, Cypriot, and Kurdish community
    leaders also attended the celebration.

    Harold Albrecht, Chairman of Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship
    Group, emphasized the importance of keeping the memory of the Armenian
    Genocide alive so as to prevent future genocides.

    Bloc Quebecois leader, Gilles Duceppe observed that because
    perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide went unpunished, the
    international community witnessed the repetition of this heinous crime
    in Germany, in Cambodia, in Rwanda and in Sudan. In the opinion of
    Mr. Duceppe reconciliation cannot take place without the recognition.

    At the conclusion of the reception, Parliamentarians who voted in
    favor of the passage of Motion M-380 were presented citations of
    appreciation from the ANCC President.

    A large contingent of Canadian-Armenians from Montreal, Laval, Ottawa,
    Toronto, Hamilton, Cambridge, St. Catharines, and Vancouver joined
    in the celebrations.

    Aris Babikian, executive director of ANCC, said: "It was quite a
    proud evening to see so many Parliamentarians attend this important
    evening. For so many politicians to defy Turkish Government threats
    and blackmail is very telling. Canadian legislators once again sent an
    unequivocal message to the Turkish Government that it will not get away
    with its denial campaign and it will be much more beneficial for the
    Turkish Government to halt its falsification of history and to engage
    the Armenian people in a genuine and sincere reconciliation process
    and start healing the wounds perpetrated by its predecessor's action."
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