  Australian MP raises Genocide issue in Federal Parliament February 21, 2013 - 12:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Federal Member for Bennelong, John Alexander OAM, MP, has delivered a powerful speech on the Armenian community in Parliament. During this statement, Alexander praised the life of Mr. Jacques Baran, an Armenian-Australian who was awarded City of Ryde Citizen of the Year in recognition of his years of service to the Bennelong community. In recounting the life of Mr. Baran, Alexander recounted the impact that the Armenian Genocide had on Mr. Baran, ANC Australia reported. He said: “The acts of Genocide committed against the Armenian people in the early 20th century caused them to scatter across the globe, creating many obstacles in the perpetuation of their unique culture." ANC Australia Executive Director, Vache Kahramanian praised the comments and thanked Alexander for again raising this important issue. “It is a sad reality that Armenian’s fled their ancestral homelands due to the genocide. Mr. Baran’s story is all too common amongst our community. Mr. Alexander has been a strong advocate on all issues of importance to the Armenian-Australian community and we thank him for his ongoing support," Kahramanian said. ANC Australia extends its warm wishes and congratulations to Mr. Jacques Baran for his achievements. Partner news  Top stories “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU. Possible ways to advance the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion. A meeting between Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov will be held on the sidelines of the event.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. |
