ARF delegation meets with Canadian prime minister

15.04.2005 13:21

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – A delegation of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF) Canada Central Committee and the Armenian National
Committee of Canada (ANCC) met on April 14 with Canadian Prime
Minister Paul Martin in Ottawa.

Canadian Parliament Members Marlin Jennings and Jim Karijianis were
also present at the meeting. On behalf of the Canadian Armenians, ARF
Canada CC representative Vagharsh Ehramjian thanked the Canadian prime
minister for the M-380 resolution on the Armenian Genocide passed by
the Canadian Parliament on April 21, 2004. ANCC Chairman Jirair
Basmajian presented Martin with a 100-year-old carpet made in Artsakh.

The delegation members have asked the Canadian prime minister to make
a statement on the occasion on the Armenian Genocide’s 90th
anniversary. They also asked him to invite high-ranking Armenian
government officials to Canada and step up work of opening a Canadian
embassy in Armenia.