ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF AUSTRALIA CALLS ON PARLIAMENT TO RECOGNIZE GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.03.2009 13:59 GMT+04:00

On behalf of the Armenian community in Australia, the Armenian Rights
Council of Australia thanked the South Australian Parliament’s
Legislative Council for passing a motion recognizing the Armenian
Genocide as "one of the greatest crimes against humanity."

The motion, introduced by the Hon. David Ridgway MLC (Leader of
the Liberal Opposition in Legislative Council) and seconded by the
Hon. Bernard Finnigan (Member of the Labor Government in Legislative
Council) went through unopposed. As a result, the Upper House of
South Australia’s parliament joins the New South Wales parliament in
condemning "the Armenian Genocide and all other acts of genocide".

"Recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Australian Federal
Government remains an important objective for the Armenian Rights
Council. Being proud citizens of Australia, the Australian Armenian
community looks forward to the moment when the Australian Parliament
displays the same level of courage and conviction that the SA
Parliament displayed when they joined NSW and officially recognized
the Armenian Genocide," ARCA said in a press release.