COMMEMORATIVE DEMONSTRATION TO MARK THE 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO BE HELD ON 20 APRIL IN THE HAGUE

NOYAN TAPAN
MARCH 23, 2010
THE HAGUE

Commemorative demonstration to mark the 95th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide will be held in Het Plein in The Hague.

The demonstration is organized by The 24 April Committee of FAON and
the Hay Tad Holland cooperating as "Joint Armenian Organisations of
the Netherlands".

FAON calles on all other Armenian organisations and all Armenians
in the Netherlands for a massive demonstration to enforce claims for
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey and for implementation
of the Motion by Rouvoet by the Dutch government. This Motion has
been adopted unanimously by the Dutch Parliament in 2004.

According to the report of FAON, the demonstration is intended to
enforce the requirement that Turkey recognises the Armenian Genocide
Implementation of the Rouvoet’s Parliamentary Motion from 2004,
which asks the Dutch government to put constantly and expressly on
the agenda the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey and
the need to establish a memorial in The Hague, city of international
law, for commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide, as an
example of how the international community should not handle such
disastrous events.

"It is of utmost importance that we, as the Armenian community in
the Netherlands, give a strong signal to show our horror about the
Armenian Genocide and about the fact that after 95 years the Genocide
is still denied and trivialised in a repulsive way by Turkey and even
speaking about it in Turkey is still punishable.

Although there is an extensive recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
the international community does not effectively succeed to make clear
to Turkey that the pattern of denial and trivialisation is unacceptable
and to take the appropriate measures for preventing this practice.

This same attitude of the world made it possible that in 1915 the
Armenian Genocide could take place under the eyes of the world.

It is therefore important that we work together to commemorate this
95th anniversary. We call on everyone to participate in the joint
demonstration in The Hague, the city of international law!

Together we can make a stand against injustice," FAON statement said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress