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    Armenian National Committee of Canada
    Comité National Arménien du Canada
    130 Albert St., Suite/Bureau 1007
    Ottawa, ON
    KIP 5G4
    Tel./Tél. (613) 235-2622 Fax/Téléc. (613) 238-2622
    E-mail/courriel:national.office@anc-canad a.com
    www.anccanada.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    March 17, 2008
    Contact: Roupen Kouyoumjian

    ANCC Condemns the Use of Violence in Tibet


    Ottawa - The Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) has
    condemned the use of violence against the unarmed monks and civilians
    in Tibet.

    The heavy-handed use of force to quell the Tibetan people's attempt to
    express their dissatisfaction with the Chinese government and the
    suppression of basic civil and human rights in Tibet is unacceptable,
    said ANCC.

    As a member of the international community, the Chinese Government has
    an obligation to provide more religious and political freedom to the
    people of Tibet. ANCC called on the Chinese government to size its
    arbitrary arrests of civilianise.

    Restraint, dialogue, and negotiation to grant Tibet autonomy will put
    an end to the troubled Chinese-Tibetan relationship of the past 50
    years. A peaceful settlement would honour the aspirations of the
    people of Tibet and help the people of the region to achieve peaceful
    and civil coexistence.

    `The ANCC would like to express its deep sorrow and condolences to the
    Tibetans and to the Dalai Lama, their spiritual leader, for the loss
    of innocent civilian lives,' stated Dr. Girair Basmadjian, ANCC
    president. Basmadjian said that he hoped `wiser and cooler heads will
    prevail and put and end to the bloodshed and unrest.' -30-

    The ANCC is the largest and the most influential Canadian-Armenian
    grassroots political organization. Working in coordination with a
    network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout Canada and
    affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCC actively advances
    the concerns of the Canadian-Armenian community on a broad range of
    issues.


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