Australian MP raises Genocide issue in Federal ParliamentFebruary 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. 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |