Harper affirms Cdn position on Armenian Genocide

April 19, 2006
Global National

MANITOBA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper affirmed Wednesday his belief that 1.5 million Armenians were killed in a 'Genocide' nearly a century ago during the First World War.
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It is a sensitive issue that, when raised by the Tory Opposition during the previous minority government, was quickly defeated by reigning Liberals who feared angering the Turkish government by labeling the events as a genocide or condemn it as a crime against humanity.

However, during a news conference Wednesday in southern Manitoba, Harper affirmed his belief that the Armenians who died during those years were in fact, subjects of a genocide.
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To date, 23 countries in the international community officially recognize the massacre and accepted its authenticity as a 'genocide,' including Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, Vatican City, and Venezuela.Thirty-nine of 50 U.S. states also recognize the genocide, although there is no official federal recognition.

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