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DIRECTOR OF THE ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF AUSTRALIA CALLS ON AUSTRALIA TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Noyan Tapan
2012-01-27
This is what Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia
Varand Mgrdichian said regarding the French Senate's adoption of
the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide during an
interview with the Australian ABC Radio.
On January 25, Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia
Varand Mgrdichian gave an interview to the Australian ABC Radio on
the French Senate's adoption of the bill criminalizing the denial
of the Armenian Genocide. During the interview, Raquel Blul asked
Mgrdichian about genocide recognition as progress in politics and Hagar
Cohen's statement "The Australian-Armenian community welcomes that
progress". In response, Varand Mgrdichian said: "We attach importance
to that movement because Turkey has been denying the Armenian Genocide
for 96 years. For a community the ancestors of which were subjected
to genocide, which in turn has been continuously denied by Turkey,
genocide recognition is a huge step in terms of reconciliation. This
is an issue that concerns all mankind. The first step in preventing
genocides around the world is recognition of the past."
Hagar Cohen has said Varand Mgrdichian has called on the Australian
government to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. In response
to this, Mgrdichian said: "We first and foremost appeal for the
Australian Parliament's official recognition of what happened to the
Armenians. The Parliament of Australia still hasn't recognized that
historical fact. Unfortunately, Australia is lagging in this issue
and still isn't a pioneer in human rights."
Noyan Tapan
2012-01-27
This is what Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia
Varand Mgrdichian said regarding the French Senate's adoption of
the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide during an
interview with the Australian ABC Radio.
On January 25, Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia
Varand Mgrdichian gave an interview to the Australian ABC Radio on
the French Senate's adoption of the bill criminalizing the denial
of the Armenian Genocide. During the interview, Raquel Blul asked
Mgrdichian about genocide recognition as progress in politics and Hagar
Cohen's statement "The Australian-Armenian community welcomes that
progress". In response, Varand Mgrdichian said: "We attach importance
to that movement because Turkey has been denying the Armenian Genocide
for 96 years. For a community the ancestors of which were subjected
to genocide, which in turn has been continuously denied by Turkey,
genocide recognition is a huge step in terms of reconciliation. This
is an issue that concerns all mankind. The first step in preventing
genocides around the world is recognition of the past."
Hagar Cohen has said Varand Mgrdichian has called on the Australian
government to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. In response
to this, Mgrdichian said: "We first and foremost appeal for the
Australian Parliament's official recognition of what happened to the
Armenians. The Parliament of Australia still hasn't recognized that
historical fact. Unfortunately, Australia is lagging in this issue
and still isn't a pioneer in human rights."