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BRITISH-ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP DEMANDS THAT UK RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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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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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