A CONFERENCE ENTITLED ‘THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND CURRENT CHALLENGES’ HELD IN HOUSE OF LORDS IN GREAT BRITAIN
ArmInfo
2009-05-11 17:35:00
ArmInfo. On May 8, a conference entitled "The Armenian Genocide:
International Recognition and Current Challenges" was held in the
House of Lords in Great Britain. The conference was organized by the
British-Armenian All Party Parliamentary Group and Armenian Embassy.
To take part in the conference, Israel Charny, a well-known historian
specializing on the study of genocide, and well-known publicist Harut
Sasunyan were invited to the conference, however, I.Charny failed to
come and his speech was read off.
The participants presented documentary materials about the genocide,
stressed the inadmissibility of its denial and significance of its
international recognition. In particular, Sasunyan touched upon the
issue of recognizing the Armenian Genocide by the USA, which was
actually done as early as 1975 and 1984 by the H.Rep. Resolutions,
as well as by ex-president Ronald Reagan.
Armenian Ambassador to Great Britain Vahe Gabrielyan thanked the
participants and members of the British Parliament for the activity
aimed at recognizing the Armenian Genocide and stressed the necessity
of its recognition by Great Britain. The ambassador also touched upon
the current process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.