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May 17, 2013 Friday
99th Anniversary of the Pontian Genocide Statement by The Honourable
Jim Karygiannis
Ottawa
Office of the MP Jim karygiannis, Canadian Government has issued the
following news release:
99th Anniversary of the Pontian Genocide Statement by The Honourable
Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt
It is with a deep sense of reverence that I commemorate, with members
of the Pontian community, the 99th Anniversary of the Pontian
Genocide.
We pause to remember an atrocity perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire -
the deaths of over three hundred thousand Greeks between 1914 and
1922. We also remember the five hundred thousand individuals who were
made refugees.
During and in the aftermath of World War 1, the Pontian Greek
population of the Ottoman Empire faced persecution, massacre,
expulsion and death marches from the historic region of Pontus, the
southeastern Black Sea province of the Ottoman Empire, by the Young
Turk administration.
I am the grandchild of Greek Asia Minor refugees. My grandparents were
forced to flee to Greece. Members of the Pontian community have felt
the horror of this black chapter in the world's history throughout the
decades. We pay homage to the victims and express solidarity with the
survivors and their descendants. This is a day we solemnly acknowledge
as we work toward a better future for all mankind.
I believe the Parliament of Canada and the Government of Canada have
the moral and ethical responsibility to recognize this atrocity. I am
working with members of the Canadian Pontian community and fellow
Parliamentarians to press both the Parliament of Canada and the
Government of Canada to officially recognize the Pontian Genocide.
Over the years, several of my fellow Parliamentarians and I pressed
Parliament to recognize the Armenian Genocide. On April 21, 2004, the
Parliament of Canada voted to recognize the Armenian Genocide. On
April 19, 2006, the Prime Minister affirmed that the Government of
Canada officially recognized the Armenian Genocide.
For further information please visit: http://karygiannismp.com
From: Baghdasarian
May 17, 2013 Friday
99th Anniversary of the Pontian Genocide Statement by The Honourable
Jim Karygiannis
Ottawa
Office of the MP Jim karygiannis, Canadian Government has issued the
following news release:
99th Anniversary of the Pontian Genocide Statement by The Honourable
Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt
It is with a deep sense of reverence that I commemorate, with members
of the Pontian community, the 99th Anniversary of the Pontian
Genocide.
We pause to remember an atrocity perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire -
the deaths of over three hundred thousand Greeks between 1914 and
1922. We also remember the five hundred thousand individuals who were
made refugees.
During and in the aftermath of World War 1, the Pontian Greek
population of the Ottoman Empire faced persecution, massacre,
expulsion and death marches from the historic region of Pontus, the
southeastern Black Sea province of the Ottoman Empire, by the Young
Turk administration.
I am the grandchild of Greek Asia Minor refugees. My grandparents were
forced to flee to Greece. Members of the Pontian community have felt
the horror of this black chapter in the world's history throughout the
decades. We pay homage to the victims and express solidarity with the
survivors and their descendants. This is a day we solemnly acknowledge
as we work toward a better future for all mankind.
I believe the Parliament of Canada and the Government of Canada have
the moral and ethical responsibility to recognize this atrocity. I am
working with members of the Canadian Pontian community and fellow
Parliamentarians to press both the Parliament of Canada and the
Government of Canada to officially recognize the Pontian Genocide.
Over the years, several of my fellow Parliamentarians and I pressed
Parliament to recognize the Armenian Genocide. On April 21, 2004, the
Parliament of Canada voted to recognize the Armenian Genocide. On
April 19, 2006, the Prime Minister affirmed that the Government of
Canada officially recognized the Armenian Genocide.
For further information please visit: http://karygiannismp.com
From: Baghdasarian