Australian lawmaker says Armenians forced out of Western Armenia
May 12, 2012 | 19:45
Member of Australia’s NSW parliament John Ajaka formally acknowledged
the historical reality of the Armenian Genocide in a speech on the
floor of the NSW parliament this week.
He also declared that Armenians had been forced out of Western
Armenia, the Armenian National Committee of Australia reports.
‘t is recognised that the tragedy began when 250 Armenian leaders and
intellectuals were arrested, deported and killed by the then Ottoman
Government,’ Ajaka said addressing his colleagues.
‘By the tragedy’s end an estimated 1.5 million Armenians had been
killed. The Armenian population was also permanently displaced from
the lands of Western Armenia.’
`This genocide is a true example of the detrimental effects of
discrimination,’ concluded Ajaka
Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) Executive
Director Varant Meguerditchian applauded the legislator for
highlighting the forced removal of the Armenian people from their
historic homeland in Western Armenia during the genocide.
From: A. Papazian
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