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    BRITISH-ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP DEMANDS THAT UK RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    Pan Armenian News
    16.06.2005 03:35

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The British-Armenian multi-partisan parliamentary
    group organized an international conference at the House of Lords
    yesterday, reported the Press Service of the Foreign Ministry of
    Armenia. Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian was invited as the main speaker at
    it. Head of the Armenian-British Friendship Group baroness Caroline
    Cox and Armenian Ambassador to UK Vahe Gabriyelyan addressed the
    opening of the conference. Senior Aide of the Canadian Prime Minister
    Sarkis Assadourian, head of the Armenian-French Friendship Group
    of the French Parliament Francois Rochebloine, Executive Director
    of Beth Shalom Holocaust Commemoration Foundation James Smith
    also addressed the meeting. V. Oskanian made the key report. The
    conference subject was the issue of genocide, which is considered
    as a threat to the humanity today as well, genocide prevention by
    the international community, unacceptability of the Turkish policy
    of denial of the Armenian Genocide. The issue of acknowledgement of
    the Armenian Genocide was discussed within the context of Turkey's
    accession to the EU. At that it was noted that before it Ankara
    has to recognize the Armenian Genocide and normalize relations
    with Yerevan. V. Oskanian drew the attention of those present to
    the contradiction between the statements and actions of the Turkish
    Government, which on the one hand tries to come out as a proponent of
    the truce, while on the other criminalizes the term �genocide�, bans
    public discussion of the issue in the country and event demands that
    the British Government revise histories of Genocide witnesses diplomat
    James Brice and historian Arnold Toynbee. Nevertheless, not seeing an
    alternative to the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, V. Oskanian said
    Armenia is ready to normalize the Armenian-Turkish relations without
    preconditions. British politicians and public figures, foreign guests,
    diplomats and representative of British and foreign media were present
    at the event. The latest event of this level was organized in 2000 due
    to the 85th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. After the conference
    a dinner was organized in honor of V. Oskanian. In the latter half of
    the day the British-Armenian Group addressed the British Government
    a demand supported by 3 thousand signatures to recognize the Armenian
    Genocide and promote Armenian-Turkish reconciliation. Yesterday a joint
    liturgy of the Armenian Apostolic and Anglican Churches marked the 90th
    anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. V. Oskanian, V. Gabriyelyan,
    baroness Cox, founder of the British-Armenian Parliamentary Group
    duke Shanon, abbot Rice and other were present at the liturgy. The
    same evening V. Oskanian left London for Brussels, where he will
    present Armenia's Action Plan to the EU and the North Atlantic Council.

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    APPEAL TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

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    | 20:18:22 | 15-06-2005 | Official |

    In the House of Lords in Great Britain an International Conference
    devoted to Genocide took place organized by the British-Armenian
    multi-party Parliamentary group. RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan
    who had arrived the previous evening from Peking was invited to the
    Conference as the main speaker.

    The issue of the Armenian Genocide was discussed in the context of
    Turkey's membership to the EU, according to which Ankara ought to
    recognize it and regulate relations with Yerevan.

    Oskanyan invited attention to the contradiction between the words
    and actions of the Turkish Government, which on the one hand tries
    to show itself as proponent of conciliation before the International
    community and on the other hand criminalizes the term "Genocide",
    prohibits as public discussion with that theme in their country and
    even demands the British Government to reconsider the history recorded
    by diplomat James Brown and historian Arnold Toynbee.

    Nevertheless, Oskanyan expressed the readiness of Armenia to regulate
    the Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions as he did not
    see any alternative.

    In the afternoon the British-Armenian Parliamentary group appealed to
    the British Government with a petition ratified with 3000 signatures
    demanding to recognize the Armenian Genocide carried out by the
    Ottoman Empire in 1915 and contribute to the reconciliation of the
    two countries.

    In the same evening Minister Oskanyan left London for Brussels to
    represent the plan of actions of Armenia to the North-Atlantic Council
    and the EU.


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