Official Meeting: MEETING ON ARMENIA AT BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS

23/02/2007
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Armenian ambassador to Great Britain Vahe Gabrielian on February 20 met with representatives of the both Houses of the British Parliament and prominent members of the Armenian community at the UK House of Commons. The event was organized by the Armenia Solidarity group and supported by the London-based "Nor Seroundi Dzain" ("New Generation's Voice") magazine.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry informs that the meeting was dedicated to two motions submitted to the Parliament suggesting debates on Turkish blockade of Armenia and Armenian Genocide.

One of the motions, suggesting debates over the Armenian Genocide, was submitted by Bob Spink, representatibve of the Conservator Party. So far it has been endorsed by 68 Parliament members. The second motion on Turkish blockade of Armenia was submitted by Nia Griffith from the Labor Party and supported by 66 MPs.

According to the Foreign Ministry’s report, the Ambassador thanked British MPs for their efforts urging debates on these two very important problems. He spoke extensively on Armenia's approaches to these and other issues and called upon the parliamentarians to use Britain's close ties with Turkey to force it to open the border with Armenia and establish relations with it.

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