PRESS RELEASE
Wales-Armenia Solidarity
Contact: E. Williams
Cardiff, Wales
Tel: 07870267447
Email: eilian@nant.wanadoo.co.uk

Wales-Armenia Solidarity

Uk government recognises the Armenian Genocide by the “back-door”

For the first time ever, an UK government web-site has referred to the
“Armenian Genocide” and “Armenian Holocaust”

This was in the official Holocaust Memorial Day web-site, with
reference to the Commemmoration in Cardiff, Wales of the
Commemmoration of the Armenian and Jewish Holocausts at the Temple of
Peace, Cardiff on 26th January. Taking part was the First Minister if
the National Assembly of Wales, Rhodri Morgan.

This might be the way of testing the water by the British government,
who are fearful of debating the matter in full view of the media, but
are hoping for a gradual softening by the Turks on the issue. It seems
that they are happily allowing Wales to take the moral lead, seeing
what the Turkish response will be.

During the meeting,Jenny Randerson, a senior figure in the Welsh
Liberal Democrats and a former minister in the Assembly government
conveyed that she was astonished at the sustained pressure to which
she was subjected since speaking out on the Genocide issue in 2001.We
are proud that she has not wavered once in her support.

We can assume that those in the pay of Turkish authorities are
putting similar pressure on our prime minister Rhodri Morgan. We call
on Armenians world-wide to send messages of support for the
Recognition of the Genocide by the National Assembly for Wales to
Rhodri.morgan@wales.gov.uk and Dafydd.Elis-Thomas@wales.gov.uk to
counter this menace.