All-party parliamentary group for Armenia relaunched in the United Kingdom

Emil Lazarian 2020
Public Radio of Armenia
July 2 2020

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group (the APPG) for Armenia held its inaugural Annual General meeting with a cross-party group of MPs and House of Lord peers. The meeting elected Tim Loughton FSA MP as Chair, the Armenian National Committee of UK informs.

The mission of the APPG is to cultivate deeper relations between Armenia and the United Kingdom in areas such as trade, tourism, education and development.

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“The security of Armenia is a major concern. Promoting its security not only establishes stability in the region but also advances commercial interest of United Kingdom,” ANC UK said.

The APPG further appointed: The RT. Hon. The Baroness Cox FRCS FRCN, Andrew Rosindell MP, James Gray MP, Mark Pritchard MP, Feryal Clark MP as Vice Chairs; and James Murray MP as Officer. Annette Moskofian Chairperson of the Armenian National Committee (ANC) United Kingdom was appointed as Secretariat.

Chargé d’affaires of the Armenian Embassy, Gagik Kirakosyan was also present at the meeting as a guest.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS