Armenian Genocide recognition discussed on Australia's SBS RadioJuly 18, 2018 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Australia was discussed at an interview by journalist Vahe Kateb with the Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU), Haig Kayserian on SBS (Special Broadcasting Corporation) Armenian Radio, ANC-AU reports. The two discussed the latest developments in Canberra, where a motion recognising the Armenian Genocide through the prism of Australia's first major international humanitarian relief effort was debated for the first time in Federal Parliament. Before discussing next steps towards the goal of Australia recognising the Armenian Genocide, Kayserian told Kateb that this debate "moved the Armenian Genocide in Australia's Federal Parliament from an awareness issue to a recognition issue". The interview also touched on the unprecedented Senate Estimates coverage in Federal Parliament during May, where three separate Senators questioned SBS and the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, respectively on Australia's position on the Armenian Genocide and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh). Kayserian was also able to introduce the new ANC-AU Branches that were recently launched in Perth and Canberra, before closing with an answer to Kateb's question about how the recent changes in Armenia - with Nikol Pashinyan taking over as Prime Minister following what has been labeled a "Velvet Revolution" - has impacted the work of ANC-AU. "Pashinyan has spoken very positively on the issues that concern us, almost singing from our hymn sheet when applying pressure on NATO to strongly condemn Azerbaijan's threats of a military solution to the Artsakh Conflict," Kayserian said. "We welcome that approach by the Prime Minister, as well as the fact that he made the people of Artsakh's right to self-determination part of his government programme." Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |