Wales-Armenia solidarity: On Holocaust Memorial day events

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Wales-Armenia Solidarity
Contact: E. Williams
Cardiff, Wales
Tel: 07870267447
Email: eilian@nant.wanadoo.co.uk

Wales-Armenia Solidarity

On the article about last night's Holocaust Memorial Day commemmoration in Cardiff

Our members were left with no option but to make a dignified interruption of the proceedings at The Milleniunm Centre following Tony Blair's speech.

Once again he missed a historic opportunity to recognise the genocide on behalf of the UK government and follow the lead given by the National Assembly of Wales members(2002) and Cardiff City council (made public on HMD 2005)

We believe that his omission was an insult not only to the martyrs and victims of 1915 but also to the political leaders of Wales (the host nation of Britain's 2006 HMD event) who have shown staunch support for Genocide Recognition. The cause of Armenia, for centuries under hostile rule has always struck a chord in the hearts of Welsh people.

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