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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES GENOCIDE HISTORIANS
MATTHIAS BJORNLUND AND ARA BABIAN

His Holiness Aram I received Genocide historians Matthias Bjornlund (a
Dutchman) and Ara Babian (the former Ambassador of Armenia to Canada) on
April 25.

University professor Bjornlund was accompanied by Armenian students from the
American University of Beirut. The scholar’s research focuses on factual
informational on the Armenian Genocide available from Dutch sources. Such
sources are in fact rich in information on the massacres given the role of
the Dutch people in taking of Armenian orphans and Genocide survivors.

On the same day His Holiness also received Ambassador Babian, who, as an
Armenian Genocide scholar, contributes to the struggle for the rights of
Armenians through his research and lectures.

In his discussions with both guests, His Holiness conveyed his ideas on
novel approaches for pursuing international recognition for the Armenian
Genocide in light of the new developments on the world stage.

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