Tweet
MPS, PUBLIC FIGURES TO ATTEND GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION IN OTTAWA
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 24, 2012 - 18:17 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On Tuesday, April 24, Armenian-Canadians will gather
in Ottawa to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
with its annual noontime Parliament Hill observance and subsequent
demonstration in front of the embassy of the Republic of Turkey in
Canada, reported the Armenian National Committee of Canada.
Some 1,500 Armenian-Canadians from across the nation are expected to
gather on Parliament Hill to hear Members of Parliament, dignitaries,
and community leaders honour the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians
that systematically perished at the hands of the Ottoman Turks
beginning in 1915.
The observance will be followed by a planned march toward the Turkish
embassy for a peaceful demonstration against Turkey's decades-old
campaign of denial. "Armenians are resolved to pursue justice for
the horrendous genocide committed by the Turks against the Armenian
people," stated Dr. Girair Basmadjian, president of the Armenian
National Committee of Canada. "The government of Turkey will never
succeed in its constant attempts to rewrite history. The world will
never forget. Canadians will never forget. We are fortunate that,
in Canada, both Houses of Parliament, the government of Canada, and
Prime Minister Stephen Harper have officially recognised the Armenian
Genocide. We commend the efforts of our government and parliamentarians
in ensuring that truth and justice prevail."
For decades, successive governments of the Republic of Turkey
have embarked upon an active campaign of denial, fabrication,
and misrepresentation as it attempted, and continues to attempt,
to cover-up its crimes against humanity. In its attempts to rewrite
history, Turkey has consistently employed some of the world's leading
lobbyists and public relations firms, having spent tens of millions
of dollars over the years. In Canada, Turkey has in the past retained
the services of Fleishman-Hilliard and other lobbyists.
"Armenian-Canadians are asking their government to encourage Turkey
to stop its denials and come to terms with its past," stated Dr.
Basmadjian. "All Canadians should be proud of their parliamentarians
for standing firm against Turkish pressure to change Canada's position
regarding the Armenian Genocide."
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 24, 2012 - 18:17 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On Tuesday, April 24, Armenian-Canadians will gather
in Ottawa to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
with its annual noontime Parliament Hill observance and subsequent
demonstration in front of the embassy of the Republic of Turkey in
Canada, reported the Armenian National Committee of Canada.
Some 1,500 Armenian-Canadians from across the nation are expected to
gather on Parliament Hill to hear Members of Parliament, dignitaries,
and community leaders honour the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians
that systematically perished at the hands of the Ottoman Turks
beginning in 1915.
The observance will be followed by a planned march toward the Turkish
embassy for a peaceful demonstration against Turkey's decades-old
campaign of denial. "Armenians are resolved to pursue justice for
the horrendous genocide committed by the Turks against the Armenian
people," stated Dr. Girair Basmadjian, president of the Armenian
National Committee of Canada. "The government of Turkey will never
succeed in its constant attempts to rewrite history. The world will
never forget. Canadians will never forget. We are fortunate that,
in Canada, both Houses of Parliament, the government of Canada, and
Prime Minister Stephen Harper have officially recognised the Armenian
Genocide. We commend the efforts of our government and parliamentarians
in ensuring that truth and justice prevail."
For decades, successive governments of the Republic of Turkey
have embarked upon an active campaign of denial, fabrication,
and misrepresentation as it attempted, and continues to attempt,
to cover-up its crimes against humanity. In its attempts to rewrite
history, Turkey has consistently employed some of the world's leading
lobbyists and public relations firms, having spent tens of millions
of dollars over the years. In Canada, Turkey has in the past retained
the services of Fleishman-Hilliard and other lobbyists.
"Armenian-Canadians are asking their government to encourage Turkey
to stop its denials and come to terms with its past," stated Dr.
Basmadjian. "All Canadians should be proud of their parliamentarians
for standing firm against Turkish pressure to change Canada's position
regarding the Armenian Genocide."