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CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
OTTAWA, APRIL 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Prime Minister
of Canada, Stephen Harper, made a clear statement recognizing the
historical fact of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian National
Committee of Canada (ANCC) reported. In response to a reporter's
question regarding the Armenian Genocide, the Prime Minister said:
"That was a vote held in the last Parliament [Motion M-380 - April 21,
2004]. As you recall, Parliament passed that resolution recognizing the
Armenian Genocide. Our party supported that resolution and we continue
to recognize that parliamentary resolution". Dr. Vagharch Ehramdjian,
Chairman of the ANCC, thanked the Prime Minister Harper, on behalf
of the Canadian Armenian Community, for his historic statement. "The
Right Honorable Stephen Harper's principled and righteous stand in
recognizing the Armenian Genocide will finally bring closure to the
Canadian-Armenian Community," said the Chairman of the ANCC.
OTTAWA, APRIL 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Prime Minister
of Canada, Stephen Harper, made a clear statement recognizing the
historical fact of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian National
Committee of Canada (ANCC) reported. In response to a reporter's
question regarding the Armenian Genocide, the Prime Minister said:
"That was a vote held in the last Parliament [Motion M-380 - April 21,
2004]. As you recall, Parliament passed that resolution recognizing the
Armenian Genocide. Our party supported that resolution and we continue
to recognize that parliamentary resolution". Dr. Vagharch Ehramdjian,
Chairman of the ANCC, thanked the Prime Minister Harper, on behalf
of the Canadian Armenian Community, for his historic statement. "The
Right Honorable Stephen Harper's principled and righteous stand in
recognizing the Armenian Genocide will finally bring closure to the
Canadian-Armenian Community," said the Chairman of the ANCC.