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BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS DEBATED OVER ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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June 20 2011
Armenia
British House of Lords held debates over the Armenian Genocide on
June 16, reports Nouvelles d`Armenie.
"Undoubtedly, the treatment of Armenians has been most horrible
and caused deaths of hundreds of thousands. These victims must
never be forgotten, but we believe that due time has come for
Armenian and Turkish people to start a joint work into their shared
history. We encourage any initiative contributing to the open, fair
and constructive negotiation process, however early conclusions might
not be of any possible good for us," said David Howell, Minister of
State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
"France has already recognized the Armenian Genocide. One and a half
million people were killed in 1915. I have just returned from Armenia,
I visited the Genocide Museum. I am sure that many of the House
members have visited the Holocaust Museum. This is no less exciting,
shocking and horrific than the Holocaust Museum. There exist so much
evidence and the events have been widely reported at the time. Each
newspaper in each country wrote about the massacre. It is high time
we recognized the Armenian Genocide," said Baroness Shreela Flather.
"Journalists and writers using the G word are under constant danger
of persecution in Turkey. Some of them have already been brought
under trial. Many of school textbooks, made by Turkish Government
deny the Armenian Genocide. Such censorship of public debate and
education is unacceptable for a nation, making for European Union,"
added Baroness Caroline Cox.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
June 20 2011
Armenia
British House of Lords held debates over the Armenian Genocide on
June 16, reports Nouvelles d`Armenie.
"Undoubtedly, the treatment of Armenians has been most horrible
and caused deaths of hundreds of thousands. These victims must
never be forgotten, but we believe that due time has come for
Armenian and Turkish people to start a joint work into their shared
history. We encourage any initiative contributing to the open, fair
and constructive negotiation process, however early conclusions might
not be of any possible good for us," said David Howell, Minister of
State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
"France has already recognized the Armenian Genocide. One and a half
million people were killed in 1915. I have just returned from Armenia,
I visited the Genocide Museum. I am sure that many of the House
members have visited the Holocaust Museum. This is no less exciting,
shocking and horrific than the Holocaust Museum. There exist so much
evidence and the events have been widely reported at the time. Each
newspaper in each country wrote about the massacre. It is high time
we recognized the Armenian Genocide," said Baroness Shreela Flather.
"Journalists and writers using the G word are under constant danger
of persecution in Turkey. Some of them have already been brought
under trial. Many of school textbooks, made by Turkish Government
deny the Armenian Genocide. Such censorship of public debate and
education is unacceptable for a nation, making for European Union,"
added Baroness Caroline Cox.
From: Baghdasarian