Canadian Armenians commemorate Armenian Genocide victims

PanARMENIAN.Net - Various 93rd Armenian Genocide commemoration events, which started on April 20, will culminate on Parliament Hill on April 24. Religious leaders, representatives of other community organizations, political representatives, and representatives of other genocide victim nations will attend the commemoration ceremony in Ottawa, the Armenian National Committee of Canada told PanARMENIAN.Net



The Canadian-Armenian community and Armenians around the world are commemorating the death of 1.5 million Armenians exterminated during the first genocide of the 20th century by Ottoman Turkey.



This significant memorial ceremony will recall this horrendous crime against humanity and to thank the Canadian people for their support. Various members of the House of Parliament will accompany the survivors to place flowers around the Eternal Flame.



The solidarity and support of Canadians to commemorate the 93rd anniversary is not only for the victims of the Armenian Genocide, but to all victim nations of genocide, Holocaust, war crimes and human rights abuses across the world. We, as Canadians, should send a clear message to the international community and to our follow human begins that such crimes will not be tolerated, forgotten, denied, and repeated. We owe it to the millions of martyrs who paid the ultimate price for intolerance, xenophobia, and hatred.



List of other remaining Commemoration Events: Toronto, Calgary, Yellowknife, Ottawa, Vancouver.