NSW Lower House Joins Upper House In Recognising Armenian, Assyrian

NSW LOWER HOUSE JOINS UPPER HOUSE IN RECOGNISING ARMENIAN, ASSYRIAN AND GREEK GENOCIDES

13:22, 8 May, 2013

YEREVAN, MAY 8, ARMENPRESS: The New South Wales Parliament’s
Legislative Assembly (Lower House) today adopted a unanimous motion
recognising the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides. This follows
a similar motion passed by the NSW Parliament Legislative Council
(Upper House) last week, reports Armenpress referring to Armenian
National Committee of Australia.

This motion, introduced by the Premier of New South Wales, Barry
O’Farrell, formally recognised the Assyrian and Greek genocides,
while at the same time reaffirming the historical reality of the
Armenian genocide.

Last week’s Legislative Council motion was introduced by the Hon. Rev
Fred Nile. That motion was also passed unanimously.

The passing is the result of the combined advocacy efforts of the
Armenian National Committee of Australia, the Assyrian Universal
Alliance, and the Australian Hellenic Council.

NSW is Australia’s largest state, and the first state in Australia
to have recognised the Armenian Genocide in 1997.