Deir Es Zor, Un Modele Pour Auschwitz ?

DEIR ES ZOR, UN MODÈLE POUR AUSCHWITZ ?
Jean Eckian

armenews.com
jeudi 15 decembre 2011

Contrairement a ce qui est affirme dans le resume qui precède
l’article, la reponse de l’auteur a la question est claire : les nazis
ont repris aux Turcs a Auschwitz l’intention et le concept de Deir
es Zor (meme si sous certains aspects, le camp de la mort nazi peut-
etre rapproche du Goulag).

Pour le cas du Genocide armenien, l’auteur omet de dire pourquoi ce
sont les marches de la mort qui sont devenues la règle, et le transport
ferroviaire l’exception : tout simplement parce que l’essentiel des
moyens de transport ferroviaire a ete rapidement absorbe pour les
besoins militaires des Turcs.

Il est probable que les observateurs allemands qui ont vu des Armeniens
entasses dans des wagons a bestiaux en ont ete très impressionnes et
qu’ils l’ont raconte a leur retour en Allemagne. Il est tout aussi
probable que l’idee ait fait son chemin jusqu’aux organisateurs de
la Shoah.

Meme avec les guillemets, et malheureusement, le nombre de 200
000 victimes a Deir Es Zor apparaît reducteur. Par contre l’auteur
confirme ici, clairement (“es galt formell als Ziellager fur die als
~DDeportation” getarnte Menschentotung”) , contre les “historiens”
turcs, que l’objectif formel de Deir es Zor, c’etait la mort…

Difficile après cela de nier qu’il s’agissait d’un genocide. GB

Deir es Zor, un modèle pour Auschwitz ?

Traduction de l’Allemand par Gilbert Beguian

C’est un problème difficile : dans les milieux scientifiques, mais
aussi sur Internet, certains soutiennent que c’est le goulag russe
qui a servi de modèle a Auschwitz et non les camps de la mort turcs,
celui de Der es Zor en particulier, concus pour l’extermination des
Armeniens. Ce debat souvent politiquement charge et subjectif n’a pas
de reponse unique, des caractères d’Auschwitz se retrouvant dans des
elements du goulag mais aussi dans ceux de Deir es Zor. Tandis que
le caractère de “camp de travail” du goulag se retrouve a Auschwitz,
c’est celui de camp de la mort de Deir es Zor que l’on y retrouvera
de facon plus marquee.

Par Mark D.

Meme si le thème est difficile a aborder, la determination scientifique
des origines du concept d’Auschwitz est l’un des thèmes majeurs
de l’histoire du vingtième siècle. Dans la discussion des diverses
premices a l’assassinat industriel d’etres humains par les nazis, il
est fait reference a plusieurs reprises a deux precedents historiques
d’Auschwitz : le massacre des Armeniens par la Turquie, et le système
du Goulag en Union Sovietique.

On peut supposer connue l’etroite cooperation entre les concepteurs des
camps de concentration allemands et les communistes russes. En 1919,
Lenine avait commence avec la creation de “camps de travail” et de
“camps de concentration”. (en pratique, rien ne les distingue les uns
des autres). Sous Staline a ete developpe le système du goulag, tout a
fait operationnel dès le debut des annees 1930. Lorsque dans l’Empire
Allemand, en 1933, le premier camp de concentration de Dachau est
devenu operationnel, on reprenait les 14 annees d’experience sovietique
d’incarceration massive de personnes, plusieurs delegations de
responsables nazis ayant pu etudier a fond l’univers des camps russes.

L’autre piste d’inspiration mène a la Turquie. La-bas, de nombreux
militaires allemands en service au cours de la Première Guerre
Mondiale, avait ete des temoins oculaires de la destruction des
Armeniens a partir de 1915. Beaucoup de jeunes soldats qui avaient
combattu en Turquie ont fait carrière vingt ans plus tard sous le
règne du parti national-socialiste. Le plus celèbre d’entre eux,
Rudolf Hess, devint plus tard commandant d’Auschwitz. Hitler lui-meme,
evoquant les modèle de massacres de masse, en a refere très directement
a l’annihilation des Armeniens de Turquie lorsqu’il a declare :
“Qui aujourd’hui parle encore des Armeniens ? ” Par consequent, si
le Goulag sovietique etait bien un parent très proche d’Auschwitz,
les ascendants directs, eux, etaient les camps de la mort turcs des
deserts du nord de la Syrie d’aujourd’hui : Ras Al Aïn et Deir es Zor.

On ne peut conclure ce debat entre le Goulag et Deir Es Zor de facon
tout a fait univoque, Auschwitz se distinguant de l’un de l’autre par
de nombreux caractères conceptuels. Il n’en reste pas moins que l’idee
operationnelle de base, celle du deplacement de personnes en grandes
quantites par transport ferroviaire vers les camps de la mort, a ete
invente par la Turquie. D’innombrables Armeniens ont ete deplaces par
la voie du chemin de fer Bagdad jusqu’au nord de la Syrie, dans des
wagons construits en realite pour le transport de moutons vers Arabie.

Ce moyen de deplacement, au cours du massacre des Armeniens a ete
l’exception tandis que la plupart des Armeniens etaient envoyes
dans les “marches de la mort”, a pied, a Deir es Zor. En Russie
cependant, le transport se faisait essentiellement par des moyens
de fret ferroviaire, depuis la frontière avec la Finlande jusqu’a la
côte du Pacifique, vers le Goulag, sur des distances telles que tout
autre moyen de transport etait irrealisable. Le modèle logistique
pour Auschwitz, clairement, ne se trouve donc pas a Deir es Zor,
mais plutôt en Russie.

Le meme raisonnement peut etre suivi du point de vue de la gestion
administrative des assassinats de masse, de “la comptabilite”. En tant
que chretiens, les Armeniens figuraient dans les registres fiscaux
de Turquie (pour la plupart, les Turcs musulmans etaient exoneres
d’impôts jusqu’en 1908). Il etait facile aux autorites turques de 1915
d’identifier les Armeniens et de les trouver a leur adresse. Au debut,
tout au moins, les victimes armeniennes ont donc fait l’objet d’une
identification, mais plus a la fin. Ceux qui, survivant aux marches
de la mort, sont arrives a Deir es Zor, perdus chacun dans une masse
anonyme de personnes, non identifiees, ne serait-ce que pour la
forme, pour y mourir. En Russie, c’etait tout a fait autre chose :
les “prisonniers” de l’administration du Goulag communiste etaient
connus pour vivre longtemps, enregistres, ils etaient constamment
deplaces, beaucoup arrivèrent jusqu’a la fin de leur “emprisonnement”,
meme a plusieurs reprises. Dans les camps nazis aussi, les victimes
etaient enregistrees pour etre comptabilisees, juste avant meme d’etre
executees, dans un système pervers de gestion du crime de personnes ;
le sens du detail mis en jeu n’a probablement ete depasse qu’en une
seule circonstance, les protocoles de tueries de Tuol Sleng, le camp
central de tueries des Khmers Rouges.

Ainsi, tandis que la logistique, l’administration et probablement
l’etendue des camps nazis se rapprochent plutôt de l’exemple du Goulag
(le nombre de morts du camp turc de Deir es Zor est assez controverse,
autour de “seulement” 200 000 personnes ), le critère de l’intention
de tuer et celui de la methodologie sont ceux, clairement, de Deir
Es Zor. Deir Es Zor n’a jamais ete envisage comme “camp de travail”,
mais dès le debut, la destination cachee du camp etait l’homicide
par la deportation. Dans ce but, installe en plein desert sans aucun
approvisionnement, pas de vetements, pas de vivres, aucune disposition
pour la continuation d’aucune vie en aucune facon. Deir es Zor etait
un camp de la mort purement et simplement où la place pour ceux qui
arrivaient etait laissee par ceux morts de soif, de faim ou simplement
abattus. Les methodes employees pour tuer directement etaient le
meurtre ou les coups de feu, mais aussi – et cela est remarquable au
regard d’Auschwitz – le recours a des chambres a gaz rudimentaires :
les Armeniens etaient conduits dans des grottes et le feu etait mis
ensuite a des fagots, ils suffoquaient alors en respirant le dioxyde de
carbone (on trouve sur l’Internet beaucoup d’autres details relatifs
a Deir Es Zor et Ras Al Aïn). Dans la mesure où pour la plupart, les
Armeniens hommes ont ete tues au cours de tueries près des points de
depart des “deportations”, c’est-a-dire a travers toute l’Anatolie,
Deir Es Zor, contrairement a Auschwitz, n’a jamais ete le centre
geographique des massacres. C’etait seulement le dernier des terminaux
d’une gare qui s’etendait sur tout le territoire mortel de la Turquie.

Contrairement a Deir Es Zor, au Goulag et a Auschwitz, les causes de
la mort etaient pour la plupart passives. On comptait pour tuer sur le
froid siberien et sur l’epuisement par les alterations physiologiques
profondes d’une sous-alimentation systematique. La “mort du prisonnier”
etait tacitement acceptee. Le système n’etait vraiment fonde ni
ideologiquement, ni conceptuellement sur l’assassinat actif, meme si
des assassinats actifs se pratiquaient encore et encore habituellement.

En resume, on peut tirer la conclusion suivante : il est certainement
vrai que la route sanglante des tueries de masse d’etat, qui mène a
Auschwitz (ou a Tuol Sleng), a commence a Deir Es Zor et dans les camps
du Goulag. Meme si sans doute, les mondes des camps turcs et russes ont
des similitudes structurelles et conceptuelles qui permettent de les
identifier l’un et l’autre comme des ancetres d’Auschwitz, cependant,
s’agissant de l’intention de tuer et des moyens de tuer, Auschwitz se
rapproche moins des camps russes et plus d’un lieu synonyme d’horreur
de la Syrie d’aujourd’hui, le desert turc de Deir es Zor.

(photo : des milliers d’enfants ont ete victimes du Genocide des
Armeniens par les Turcs)

Politiquement incorrect

From: Baghdasarian

NKR President Takes Part In Congress Of Artsakh Union Of Freedom Fig

NKR PRESIDENT TAKES PART IN CONGRESS OF ARTSAKH UNION OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS

arminfo
Wednesday, December 14, 17:59

On 14 December President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan
partook at the 5th Congress of the Artsakh Union of Freedom Fighters
and delivered there a speech.

The Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President
quotes President Sahakyan as saying:

“Dear freedom fighters,

I am glad to be present at the fifth congress of the Artsakh Union
of Freedom Fighters and welcome all the members of the organization.

We rate high your role in building and developing the independent
Artsakh statehood. The passed road, experience and potential of the
union state that it is a continuously strengthening organization
with good traditions. It is a structure that plays a serious role in
maintaining peace and stability in our country, securing its progress
and is ready to bear its part of responsibility before the state and
people. It is a difficult, at the same time patriotic mission put
on the shoulders of the union’s members. I am pleased to record this
fact and express my deep gratitude to all of you.

Our main goal is to make Artsakh a modern, democratic and recognized
country. It requires consolidation of everybody’s efforts and necessity
to act jointly both inside the country and abroad. We are determined
and resolute in building free, independent and powerful Motherland and
ready to do everything possible to reach it. It is also the strong
requirement of the memory of our perished friends that will always
remain bright in our hearts and in the minds of the generations.

Today Artsakh paves its way by its own and with dignity. The entire
Armenian people are with us on this way. We constantly feel the
caring support of our sisters and brothers from Armenia and the
Diaspora that is too dear for us. Further strengthening of the
Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora trinity will continue to remain among the
pivotal directions of our foreign policy.

The authorities of the republic will continue carrying out consistent
works for strengthening the country’s defense capacity, harmonious
development of all branches of the economy, improving social conditions
of the population. Welfare of every citizen, healthy psychological
atmosphere and solidarity within the public to a greater extent
depend on the efficient solution of these issues. This is also the
main guarantee of bringing our struggle to its final point.

We have mentioned many times, but I would like to repeat once again:
Nagorno Karabagh stands for peaceful settlement of the conflict around
the negotiation table through direct dialogue. However, it does not
mean that we are not ready to give a fitting rebuff to any encroachment
of the enemy if necessary. Any step threatening our freedom and
independence will receive an adequate response and even something more.

Dear attendees, Combat friends,

I am in permanent contacts with the union’s leadership and many of
you and I am aware of the activities directed to protect health and
solve social issues of our freedom fighters. It is a continuous process
and the role of the state is great in its realization. Your problems
are also the problems of the authorities and we will do everything
possible for their proper and in time solution. A freedom fighter
devoted to the Motherland should live with dignity. Nobody should
be left beyond attention. We have to admit that we do not succeed
to do much so far. However, be sure that the Artsakh authorities are
always beside you and will assist in the solution of the issues the
union faces in every way possible.

I am confident that the Artsakh Union of Freedom Fighters will continue
take an active part in the life of our republic. I wish you peace,
robust health and happiness to you and your families, successful and
efficient work to the congress.

Thank you!”

From: Baghdasarian

Henrik Mkhitaryan Thinks Title Of RA Best Footballer Of The Year Is

HENRIK MKHITARYAN THINKS TITLE OF RA BEST FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR IS HIGH HONOR FOR ANY PLAYER

ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 14, 2011
YEREVAN

It is very important for any footballer to be recognized the best
player of Armenia. It is also great encouragement and high honor for
the player who will deserve the title of the RA best footballer of
the year on December 15, leading football player of Armenian national
football team and “Shakhter” club of Donetsk Henrik Mkhitaryan told
Armenpress.

He noted that the 3rd place which Armenia occupied in the qualifying
tournament of Euro-2012 Football Championship is a good result, but it
must not calm us down, especially that it is more difficult to preserve
the gained success, than to reach it. According to him, Armenian
national team is a good one and must strive to develop this result.

Mkhitaryan has a little spare time, but when the footballer is free
he prefers communicating with friends and with the local Armenian
community and walking in Donetsk. He said that he wants to score new
and important goals and the goal kicked to the Macedonian team was
one of them.

From: Baghdasarian

French-Armenians Expect NA Of France To Adopt Bill Criminalizing Arm

FRENCH-ARMENIANS EXPECT NA OF FRANCE TO ADOPT BILL CRIMINALIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL

ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 14, 2011
YEREVAN

French-Armenians have great expectations that December 22 the
National Assembly of France will adopt the Bill Criminalizing Armenian
Genocide Denial, Director of ARF Armenian Cause Office in Paris Hrach
Varzhapetyan told Armenpress.

Referring to the latest pressures on France over this issue, the
representative of the ARF Armenian Cause said that France has a
distinct foreign policy and will not become a victim to pressures.

“Besides that, presidential elections are soon to take place in
France, and the authorities need the votes of the French-Armenians. In
this regard, the role of the French-Armenians is quite large in the
country’s political life,” Hrach Varzhapetyan noted.

On December 7, the Judiciary Committee of the French National Assembly
passed the Bill on Criminalization of the Armenian Genocide Denial
introduced by MP Valerie Boyer (UMP).

The bill envisages a 45,000 euros fine and a one-year imprisonment
for the denial of the Armenian Genocide, which was recognized by
France back in 2001.

It is expected that after adoption of the bill by the National
Assembly of France, it will be submitted to the Senate for
confirmation. Discussions will be conducted here in spring, 2012.

From: Baghdasarian

BAKU: Official Unhappy About Clinton’s Human Rights Violations Remar

OFFICIAL UNHAPPY ABOUT CLINTON’S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS REMARKS IN AZERBAIJAN

ANS TV
Dec 13 2011
Azerbaijan

[Presenter] The executive secretary of the [ruling] New Azerbaijan
Party, Ali Ahmadov, has responded to the US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton. This comes after Hillary Clinton’s statement that
human rights are often violated in Azerbaijan.

Human rights situation in Azerbaijan is different from what Mrs Clinton
is aware of. This is Ali Ahmadov’s response to the US Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton’s statement about human rights violation
in Azerbaijan.

[Ali Ahmadov] Death sentence has been abolished in Azerbaijan. Under
the Azerbaijani president’s decree, prisoners have been repeatedly
released from prisons. Several times Azerbaijani parliament has
adopted amnesties. These all show that there is enough respect for
human rights in Azerbaijan.

[Correspondent] Ali Ahmadov does not consider the USA as a human
rights model. He said that the USA has not ratified the statement
on human rights adopted in 1948 and interferes in other countries’
affairs and makes pressure on them by presenting itself as human
rights defender. Ali Ahmadov says that for the US, the violation
of one person’s rights is a tragedy whereas the violation of many
people’s rights is just statistics.

On the occasion of the international human rights day, US Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton cited Azerbaijan’s name among the countries
where human rights are systematically violated and said there are
political prisoners in the country. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
also reacted to the statement. Press secretary of the ministry, Elman
Abdullayev, has said that the notion of the political prisoner does
not exist even in the [Universal] Declaration of Human Rights and such
expressions are the result of a biased attitude towards Azerbaijan. He
said the USA does not think about the restoration of rights of over
one million Azerbaijanis who have been ousted from their homes by
Armenian invaders. It almost does not remember the shooting and the
imprisonment of people in Armenia during the election period, Elman
Abdullayev has said.

Xatira Mammadova, Tural Fatullayev, ANS.

[translated from Azeri]

From: Baghdasarian

ANKARA: Intelligence Official’S Threat Against Dink Time-Barred?

INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL’S THREAT AGAINST DINK TIME-BARRED?

BIAnet.org
Dec 14 2011
Turkey

In 2004, two members of the National Intelligence Agency allegedly gave
slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink a lesson on where his place
was at a meeting at the Governor’s Office. The related investigation
was now time-barred.

Ayca SOYLEMEZ [email protected] Ankara – BİA News Center14 December
2011, Wednesday Three years before his violent death, Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink was allegedly threatened by two officers of the
National Intelligence Agency (MİT) at the Istanbul Governor’s Office
on 24 February 2004. After five years, the related investigation and
the according charges reached the statute of limitation now.

Yet, in a notification sent to the journalist’s widow Rakel Dink,
the Ankara Public Chief Prosecution agreed on “negligence of duty and
misconduct in office” of MİT officials Ozel Yılmaz and Handan Selcuk.

Lawyers Fethiye Cetin and Hasan Urel, joint attorneys of the Dink
Family, appealed the decision of the prosecution that there was
“no grounds for a prosecution” of the MİT officials and claimed
that the date of the offence was not in 2004 but on 19 January 2007,
the day Dink was assassinated.

The lawyers submitted their appeal to the Sincan (Ankara) High
Criminal Court and put forward that the action of MİT officials was
“negligent homicide”.

“Operation to teach him his place” Dink was called to the Istanbul
Governorship on 24 February 2004. The meeting took place at the
office of the Deputy Governor at the time, Ergun Gungör, and was
attended by two MİT officials. Dink had subsequently assessed the
meeting as “a part of the operation to teach me my place” and wrote
“I am a target now”.

Yılmaz was one of the two persons who attended the meeting. It turned
out that he was one of the two high-rank intelligence officials and a
defendant of the Ergenekon trial regarding the clandestine Ergenekon
organization charged with the attempt to topple the government. The
MİT Undersecretaryship confirmed in a letter sent to the Istanbul
14th High Criminal Court on 19 July 2010, three and a half years after
the murder, that the persons who attended the meeting with Dink at
the time were MİT members.

Regardless of the reason for the meeting with Dink, this way it also
turned out that MİT knew since after the meeting in February 2004
that the journalist’s life was in serious danger.

Knowing this, the joint attorneys applied to the Prime Ministry which
issued permission for a probe on 21 January 2011. Hence, the Ankara
Public Chief Prosecution launched an investigation.

Not “negligence of duty” but murder In the application of the Dink
lawyers it was stated that Yılmaz and Selcuk threatened Dink even
though they had actually been on duty to protect him. It was said
in the application that “they committed the crime of intentional
killing by negligent behaviour”. Thus, the joint attorneys requested
the prosecution of the MİT members under Article 83 of the Turkish
Criminal Law.

They also demanded to investigate the decision for the meeting with
Dink at the Governor’s Office with regard to the authority and legal
background it was based on.

On 29 September, prosecutor Murat Demir announced in writing that
there were “no grounds for a prosecution of Yılmaz and Selcuk. Demir
also mentioned that the issue became time-barred since five years
had passed.

The Dink family lawyers appealed the decision of prescription
referring to the date of the murder (19 January 2007) as the date
of crime instead of February 2004 when the meeting at the Governor’s
Office took place. They claimed, “The negligence that constituted the
offence of the suspects was being continued until the murder of Dink
in January 2007”.

The appeal emphasized that the date of crime and the statute of
limitation was the initial mistake of the prosecution and that the
action of the MİT officials should be evaluated in context with
the result.

Furthermore, the Dink family lawyers underlined that the offence was
not a simple “negligence of duty”: “Yılmaz and Selcuk were members
of the Istanbul Provincial Protection Commission but did not take any
measures. With their negligent behaviour they committed intentional
homicide”, the joint attorneys stressed. (AS/VK)

From: Baghdasarian

Domani A Ca’ Farsetti Ore 10 Firma Del Gemellaggio Di Venezia Con Ye

DOMANI A CA’ FARSETTI ORE 10 FIRMA DEL GEMELLAGGIO DI VENEZIA CON YEREVAN, CAPITALE DELL’ARMENIA

Comune di Venezia

14 dic 2011
Italia

Domani, giovedì 15 dicembre, alle ore 10 (e non alle ore 12 come
precedentemente annunciato), nella Sala degli Stucchi di Ca’
Farsetti, il sindaco di Venezia, Giorgio Orsoni, e il sindaco di
Yerevan (capitale della Repubblica di Armenia), Taron Margaryan, alla
presenza del presidente della Repubblica di Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan,
firmeranno il protocollo di gemellaggio tra le due citta.

Il protocollo è stato approvato all’unanimita dal Consiglio comunale di
Venezia durante la seduta di ieri, durante la quale il sindaco Orsoni
ha ricordato i plurisecolari rapporti fra le due citta e l’importanza
simbolica di annoverare fra i pochi gemellaggi che legano Venezia
ad altri paesi nel mondo, quello con la capitale dell’Armenia, con
cui Venezia continua a tessere vivi e proficui rapporti di mutuo
scambio culturale.

From: Baghdasarian

http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/51476

Canada’s FM Says Condemnation Of Genocide A Matter Of Principle For

CANADA’S FM SAYS CONDEMNATION OF GENOCIDE A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE FOR STEPHAN HARPER

Panorama
Dec 14 2011
Armenia

Armenian Ambassador to Canada Armen Yeganyan has had a meeting on
Wednesday with Foreign Affairs Minister of Canada John Baird.

In the beginning of the meeting Canadian FM handed a copy of the
joint statement on diplomatic relations between Armenia and Canada
signed in 1992 as a present re-approving warm and cordial feelings
of Canadian government and people towards Armenia.

According to MFA press and information department the diplomats have
focused on mutual political, trade and cultural relations having
signified expansion of trade volume between the two states.

Armenian Ambassador expressed gratitude to Canada’s legislative and
executive authorities for their continuous efforts over the recognition
of Armenian genocide. Canadian FM has stated that the condemnation
of Genocide is a matter of principle for PM Stephan Harper.

From: Baghdasarian

US Envoy Believes Armenian And Azerbaijani Leaders Can Reach Consent

US ENVOY BELIEVES ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI LEADERS CAN REACH CONSENT ON KARABAKH

news.am
Dec 14 2011
Armenia

BAKU. – Military solution to the Karabakh conflict is impossible,
while the current status quo is unacceptable, said U.S. Ambassador
to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza.

He stressed that the sides should exert efforts and introduce
initiatives to reach final agreement, APA agency reports.

Speaking about the regular meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani
leaders, envoy said presidents pass difficult decisions and bring
their societies together in order to achieve final, fair and peaceful
agreement.

“I believe that the presidents of both states can reach consent on
essence of the framework agreement, because we can’t set aside the
substantive basic issues,” he said.

From: Baghdasarian

Armenian Ambassador Briefs Canadian FM On Armenia’s Regional Policy

ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS CANADIAN FM ON ARMENIA’S REGIONAL POLICY

news.am
Dec 14 2011
Armenia

YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Ambassador to Canada, Armen Yeganyan, met with
Canadian FM John Baird, and briefed him on the main directions of
Armenia’s regional policy. They also discussed bilateral relations.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Canadian FM presented to Armenia’s
Ambassador the copy of the “Joint Declaration on Establishing
Diplomatic Relations Between Canada and the Republic of Armenia,”
which was signed in 1992.

During the ensuing discussion, Ambassador Yeganyan expressed gratitude
to the Canadian authorities for their continuous principled stance
in the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and, in his response.

From: Baghdasarian