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CANADA'S ARMENIANS OUTRAGED BY POSSIBLE ERECTION OF MONUMENT TO TURKISH OFFICIAL
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 29, 2012 - 13:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and Ottawa's
National Capital Commission have allowed the installation of a monument
reportedly commemorating the 30th anniversary of the killing of an
official of the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa, Asbarez reported.
"Terrorism must be condemned, especially by countries and organizations
that work toward social justice and human rights. All Armenian-Canadian
organizations have and continue to condemn terrorism, be it terrorism
that is state-sponsored or terrorism committed by individuals or
groups. It is, however, disappointing that the Turkish Government's
propaganda and rhetoric directly and indirectly insinuates
and associates the said act with Armenians. No culprit has been
apprehended for the act. Nevertheless, Turkish authorities continue
to make unfounded accusations, and pressure Canadian authorities
to focus unjustified investigations on Armenian-Canadians that are
an integral part of the Canadian community," the Armenian National
Committee of Canada said in a statement.
Dr. Girair Basmadjian, President of the ANC - Canada expressed his
concerns, stating: "We hope that this monument, imported from Turkey
in undue secrecy, does not create tensions between communities
in Canada. I question the intentions of the sponsors. Considering
that the monument was made and imported from Turkey it would have
been appropriate to have included the dedication to victims of state
sponsored terrorism." Dr. Basmadjian added, "as part of its decades-old
tactics of denial of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey continues to find
ways of creating opportunities to deflect the focus of attention from
its responsibility as a Genocide perpetrator and human rights abuser."
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 29, 2012 - 13:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and Ottawa's
National Capital Commission have allowed the installation of a monument
reportedly commemorating the 30th anniversary of the killing of an
official of the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa, Asbarez reported.
"Terrorism must be condemned, especially by countries and organizations
that work toward social justice and human rights. All Armenian-Canadian
organizations have and continue to condemn terrorism, be it terrorism
that is state-sponsored or terrorism committed by individuals or
groups. It is, however, disappointing that the Turkish Government's
propaganda and rhetoric directly and indirectly insinuates
and associates the said act with Armenians. No culprit has been
apprehended for the act. Nevertheless, Turkish authorities continue
to make unfounded accusations, and pressure Canadian authorities
to focus unjustified investigations on Armenian-Canadians that are
an integral part of the Canadian community," the Armenian National
Committee of Canada said in a statement.
Dr. Girair Basmadjian, President of the ANC - Canada expressed his
concerns, stating: "We hope that this monument, imported from Turkey
in undue secrecy, does not create tensions between communities
in Canada. I question the intentions of the sponsors. Considering
that the monument was made and imported from Turkey it would have
been appropriate to have included the dedication to victims of state
sponsored terrorism." Dr. Basmadjian added, "as part of its decades-old
tactics of denial of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey continues to find
ways of creating opportunities to deflect the focus of attention from
its responsibility as a Genocide perpetrator and human rights abuser."
From: Baghdasarian