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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.
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.