OVER 200 BRITISH MPS NOW RECOGNISE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

armradio.am
25.10.2007 18:06

Armenian and Assyrian organizations in the UK met in the House of
Commons on 24 October 2007, following the visit by the Turkish Prime
Minister and the sensational change of heart by MP Kieth Vaz. It was
he, as Minister for Europe in 2000, who formulated the pro-Turkish
policy of Armenian Genocide denial which his successors in the Labor
administration have slavishly followed, independent French journalist
Jean Eckian informs.

Two days ago, after several repeated requests, he signed the Early
Day Motion recognizing the Armenian Genocide, making it the second
most successful EDM on an international issue in Parliament. Now 185
have signed, four times last year’s total. The total number of MPs
who have recognized the Genocide now stands at over 200, including
those who did so in previous years.

This surely emboldened the Prime Minister as it occurred the day
before as he met Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Last
week Jim Murphy, the new Minister for Europe, promised to look afresh
at the whole issue.

The meeting noted that Erdogan’s visit was kept a secret to the last
minute. Numerous inquiries sent to the House of Commons, the Foreign
Office and Turkish Embassy in order to find out any information about
the visit had proved unsuccessful because they had all claimed no
knowledge of the visit.

This proves the reality of his presence in this country as the
Prime Minister of a multi genocidal and undemocratic state. It’s
surprising that Turkey is confident of a free reign in Iraqi Kurdistan
considering that they have got away with the Genocide of the Armenians
and Assyrians and its subsequent denial with the full compliance of
the UK government.

Further Armenian-Assyrian-Kurdish cooperation was envisaged, as well
as a new EDM on the Armenian and Assyrian Genocide. Full Assyrian
participation in the unveiling ceremony of the Monument to Armenian
Genocide victims in Cardiff, on Saturday, 3 November, was assured.

A Press Statement sent by the Kurdish Advisory Panel of
Parliamentarians for National Self-Determination (PNSD), which
emphasized a negotiated settlement of the Kurdish issue as the "only
lasting solution", was read at the meeting.