ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF CANADA CONDEMNS ACTS OF VIOLENCE COMMITTED IN TIBET

Noyan Tapan
March 21, 2008

OTTAWA, MARCH 21, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian National
Committee of Canada (ANCC) has condemned the use of violence against
the unarmed monks and civilians in Tibet. The Committee considers
as inaddmissible the fact that force is used against the people
of Tibet for the attempt to express their dissatisfaction with the
Chinese government.

The Chinese Government has an obligation to provide more religious
and political freedom to the people of Tibet. ANCC called on the
Chinese government to display restraint and regulate the troubled
Chinese-Tibetan relationship of the past 50 years through dialogue and
negotiations. The ANCC in the face of President Dr. Girair Basmadjian
expresses its deep sorrow and condolences to the Tibetans for the
loss of innocent civilian lives.