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Armenian Genocide issue was once again raised in Australian Parliament
14:18, 12 May, 2012
YEREVAN, 12 MARCH, ARMENPRESS: The Honourable John Ajaka formally
acknowledged the historical reality of the Armenian Genocide in a
speech on the floor of the NSW parliament this week and declared that
Armenians had been forced out of Western Armenia, Armenpress reports
citing ANC Ausrtalia officila website.
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads, Ajaka rose in the
Legislative Council to place on public record his condemnation of the
wholesale massacre and permanent displacement of Armenians from their
historical homeland.
"It is recognised that the tragedy began when 250 Armenian leaders and
intellectuals were arrested, deported and killed by the then Ottoman
Government,' said Ajaka.
"By the tragedy's end an estimated 1.5 million Armenians had been
killed. The Armenian population was also permanently displaced from
the lands of Western Armenia.'
`This genocide is a true example of the detrimental effects of
discrimination,' concluded Ajaka.
Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) Executive
Director Varant Meguerditchian applauded the legislator for
highlighting the forced removal of the Armenian people from their
historic homeland in Western Armenia during the genocide.
"While Turkey continues to deny the events of the past and continues
to destroy culturally and historically valuable monuments in Western
Armenia, a resolution to the Armenian Genocide remains unlikely,' he
said.
"We thank Mr Ajaka for applying pressure on Turkey so that it may
bring about an end to its harmful policies and to instead build a
relationship with the Armenian people, based on true understanding and
respect.'
From: A. Papazian
14:18, 12 May, 2012
YEREVAN, 12 MARCH, ARMENPRESS: The Honourable John Ajaka formally
acknowledged the historical reality of the Armenian Genocide in a
speech on the floor of the NSW parliament this week and declared that
Armenians had been forced out of Western Armenia, Armenpress reports
citing ANC Ausrtalia officila website.
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads, Ajaka rose in the
Legislative Council to place on public record his condemnation of the
wholesale massacre and permanent displacement of Armenians from their
historical homeland.
"It is recognised that the tragedy began when 250 Armenian leaders and
intellectuals were arrested, deported and killed by the then Ottoman
Government,' said Ajaka.
"By the tragedy's end an estimated 1.5 million Armenians had been
killed. The Armenian population was also permanently displaced from
the lands of Western Armenia.'
`This genocide is a true example of the detrimental effects of
discrimination,' concluded Ajaka.
Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) Executive
Director Varant Meguerditchian applauded the legislator for
highlighting the forced removal of the Armenian people from their
historic homeland in Western Armenia during the genocide.
"While Turkey continues to deny the events of the past and continues
to destroy culturally and historically valuable monuments in Western
Armenia, a resolution to the Armenian Genocide remains unlikely,' he
said.
"We thank Mr Ajaka for applying pressure on Turkey so that it may
bring about an end to its harmful policies and to instead build a
relationship with the Armenian people, based on true understanding and
respect.'
From: A. Papazian