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CANADIAN SENATOR HONORS THE MEMORY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS
armradio.am
27.04.2012 11:14
Addressing the Senate on April 24, Canadian Senator Maria Chaput
commemorated the Armenian Genocide. "Today I am joining with the
thousands of our Armenian-Canadian citizens who have gathered on
Parliament Hill and across the country to honour the memory of the
victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915," she said.
"On this day, 97 years ago, the Turkish Ottoman government proceeded
with the mass arrest of the Armenian intellectuals on its soil. The
arrest, deportation and execution of these hundreds of intellectuals
was only the beginning of the atrocities that followed. Left without
its elite, the Armenian population was brutally decimated in the
months and years that followed. More than 1.5 million men, women and
children fell victim to an ethnic cleansing campaign that was planned
and orchestrated by the central government," The Senator stated.
According to her, "97 years later, the Turkish government continues
to deny this crime that was committed by its Ottoman predecessor
despite the academic consensus on the genocidal nature of these acts
and the fact that a number of countries, including Canada, recognize
this genocide."
"Ninety-seven years later, the Armenian people continue to fight
on two fronts: they are fighting for their rebirth and for the full
recognition of this crime. They are fighting for recognition by keeping
their language and traditions alive, by establishing and developing
vibrant communities throughout the world. And they are fighting for
the renaissance of the young Republic of Armenia which, since 1991,
has taken its place in the international community.
They are fighting for recognition of this crime to honour the memory of
their ancestors and for justice and human rights, to raise awareness
and to prevent such tragedies, to encourage mutual acceptance among
all peoples, for the Jews of Europe and the Ukrainians, for Cambodia,
for Rwanda, for Yugoslavia and Sudan, for all of humanity," Hon. Maria
Chaput continued.
"We will never be able to explain why they fell. Nevertheless, 97
years later, Armenians are standing up for their cause and for all
of humankind. I hold out my hand to them and stand in their honour,"
the Senator concluded.
armradio.am
27.04.2012 11:14
Addressing the Senate on April 24, Canadian Senator Maria Chaput
commemorated the Armenian Genocide. "Today I am joining with the
thousands of our Armenian-Canadian citizens who have gathered on
Parliament Hill and across the country to honour the memory of the
victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915," she said.
"On this day, 97 years ago, the Turkish Ottoman government proceeded
with the mass arrest of the Armenian intellectuals on its soil. The
arrest, deportation and execution of these hundreds of intellectuals
was only the beginning of the atrocities that followed. Left without
its elite, the Armenian population was brutally decimated in the
months and years that followed. More than 1.5 million men, women and
children fell victim to an ethnic cleansing campaign that was planned
and orchestrated by the central government," The Senator stated.
According to her, "97 years later, the Turkish government continues
to deny this crime that was committed by its Ottoman predecessor
despite the academic consensus on the genocidal nature of these acts
and the fact that a number of countries, including Canada, recognize
this genocide."
"Ninety-seven years later, the Armenian people continue to fight
on two fronts: they are fighting for their rebirth and for the full
recognition of this crime. They are fighting for recognition by keeping
their language and traditions alive, by establishing and developing
vibrant communities throughout the world. And they are fighting for
the renaissance of the young Republic of Armenia which, since 1991,
has taken its place in the international community.
They are fighting for recognition of this crime to honour the memory of
their ancestors and for justice and human rights, to raise awareness
and to prevent such tragedies, to encourage mutual acceptance among
all peoples, for the Jews of Europe and the Ukrainians, for Cambodia,
for Rwanda, for Yugoslavia and Sudan, for all of humanity," Hon. Maria
Chaput continued.
"We will never be able to explain why they fell. Nevertheless, 97
years later, Armenians are standing up for their cause and for all
of humankind. I hold out my hand to them and stand in their honour,"
the Senator concluded.