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Daily Sabah, Turkey
July 23 2014
AUSTRALIAN FM: ARMENIAN CASE NOT GENOCIDE
Published : 23.07.2014 19:28:23
WASHINGTON, DC - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop informed the
Australian Turkish Advocacy Alliance (ATA-Australia) that it was
Australian foreign policy not to define the Armenian case as genocide,
and that it was unconstitutional for Australian territories to
promulgate their own foreign policy. The Foreign Minister's policy
affirmation was in response to the inquiry of Barrister and
ATA-Australia Sydney President Ertunc Ozen in the wake of a New South
Wales parliamentary resolution wrongfully defining the Armenian case
as genocide.
ATAA and ATA-Australia commenced cooperation last March when
Australian Turks hosted ATAA past president and current Trustee Gunay
Evinch to speak on best practices in public advocacy. Evinch, gave the
example of the case of Movsesian, explained that the United States
Supreme Court let stand a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision
invalidating a California law that had defined the Armenian case as
genocide, because it was U.S. federal policy not to define the
Armenian case as genocide, and to encourage further research, debate,
discussion and dialogue on the matter. Evinch stated the Australian
constitution provided similar protections. During his visit to
Australia ATAA Trustee Gunay Evinch met with ATA-Australia Syndey
President Ertunc Ozen and Federal MP Craig Laundy.
ATAA - ATA-Australia collaboration is a part of a broader
Anglo-Turkish Diaspora Cooperation Program in which Turks in the
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Jersey share
best practices based on a common jurisprudential and political
heritage. ATAA hosted ATA-Australia at the Turkish American National
Leadership Conference and Washington DC Gallipoli Memorial last April.
See the image of the letter of the FM to ATAA at
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/07/23/australian-fm-armenian-case-not-genocide
From: Baghdasarian
July 23 2014
AUSTRALIAN FM: ARMENIAN CASE NOT GENOCIDE
Published : 23.07.2014 19:28:23
WASHINGTON, DC - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop informed the
Australian Turkish Advocacy Alliance (ATA-Australia) that it was
Australian foreign policy not to define the Armenian case as genocide,
and that it was unconstitutional for Australian territories to
promulgate their own foreign policy. The Foreign Minister's policy
affirmation was in response to the inquiry of Barrister and
ATA-Australia Sydney President Ertunc Ozen in the wake of a New South
Wales parliamentary resolution wrongfully defining the Armenian case
as genocide.
ATAA and ATA-Australia commenced cooperation last March when
Australian Turks hosted ATAA past president and current Trustee Gunay
Evinch to speak on best practices in public advocacy. Evinch, gave the
example of the case of Movsesian, explained that the United States
Supreme Court let stand a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision
invalidating a California law that had defined the Armenian case as
genocide, because it was U.S. federal policy not to define the
Armenian case as genocide, and to encourage further research, debate,
discussion and dialogue on the matter. Evinch stated the Australian
constitution provided similar protections. During his visit to
Australia ATAA Trustee Gunay Evinch met with ATA-Australia Syndey
President Ertunc Ozen and Federal MP Craig Laundy.
ATAA - ATA-Australia collaboration is a part of a broader
Anglo-Turkish Diaspora Cooperation Program in which Turks in the
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Jersey share
best practices based on a common jurisprudential and political
heritage. ATAA hosted ATA-Australia at the Turkish American National
Leadership Conference and Washington DC Gallipoli Memorial last April.
See the image of the letter of the FM to ATAA at
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/07/23/australian-fm-armenian-case-not-genocide
From: Baghdasarian