Ottawa – On December 22, 2011, the French National Assembly (Lower House of the Bicameral Parliament of France) easily passed a bill that would prohibit the denial of any genocide, including the Armenian Genocide. This bill recognizes that denial is the final stage of genocide and that genocide denial is, as French philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy has stated, a form of racial hatred rather than a form of civilized expression.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Armenia, from the Soviet Union, the Armenian National Committee of Canada congratulates the Republic of Armenia and all Armenian people around the world. After more than seventy years ... 

On the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 commemorated during the month of April, the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) would like to share with the Canadian public its position regarding the direction in which Canada’s future Museum for Human Rights is heading.

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Evidence from Azerbaijani sources

For years after the events in Khojaly, Baku has been obstinately fanning anti-Armenian hysteria with the aim of falsifying real events and discrediting the Armenian people in the eyes of the international community.

The events in Khojaly, which led to the death of civilians, were the results solely of political intrigues and a struggle for power in Azerbaijan.

The real reasons are most convincingly reflected in the accounts of Azerbaijanis themselves, as participants in and eyewitnesses of what happened, as well as of those who know the whole inside story of the events in Baku.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), Mr. Georgy Petrosyan, visited Canada upon an invitation by the Armenian National Committee of Canada.

During his visit, Mr. Petrosyan addressed the Canadian-Armenian communities of Toronto, Cambridge, Ottawa, Montreal and Laval from February 17 to 24, 2011.

Le Comité National Arménien du Canada accueillit favorablement le fait qu’un référendum pour l’auto-détermination d’un peuple a eu lieu avec l’approbation et le support de la communauté politique internationale, où le droit de l’auto-détermination a primé sur le concept de l’intégralité des frontières d’un état.

Aliev déclare : « Erevan est une terre azerbaïdjanaise »

Il y a 21 ans déjà, qu’un groupe de journalistes et autre témoins se sont exprimés concernant les massacres qui se déroulaient à Baku, capitale d’Azerbaïdjan. La population arménienne de ce territoire (qui plus tard devint l’Azerbaïdjan d’aujourd’hui) est tombée victimes des massacres faisant partie d’une série de pogroms ayant débuté en 1905. Les exactions mentionnées ci-haut ont duré une semaine à partir du 13 janvier, 1990.
 

Montréal - Les communautés arméniennes en Turquie et partout dans le monde ont ou vont commémorer le quatrième anniversaire de l’assassinat de Hrant Dink, journaliste et éditeur en chef d’Agos, un hebdomadaire bilingue (arménien-turc) publié à Istanbul en Turquie. Dink, citoyen turc d’origine arménienne s’est toujours fait le promoteur de la reconnaissance du Génocide Arménien auprès du gouvernement turc et de la société turque en général. Il a été accusé d’avoir insulté l’identité turque et a été déclaré coupable selon l’article 301 du code pénal turc. Étant constamment suivi par des ultranationaliste turcs, il a toujours été menacé par ces derniers qui nient et condamnent n’importe quel forme de débat concernant le Génocide Arménien.
 

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the completion of the last phase of destruction of Armenian cross stones located in the cemetery of the historic Armenian city of Djulfa located in Azerbaijan. This act of annihilation orchestrated by 200 soldiers of the Azerbaijani army and the support of its government at the border of Nakhitchevan and Iran was the final step of destruction of the 10000 cross stones that were erected between the 6th and 17th centuries.

 Having accepted the invitation of the Armenian Community, Mr. Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and head of the opposition in the House of Commons as well as Ms. Noushig Eloyan, candidate for the riding of Ahuntsic, met with representatives of the Armenian National Committee of Canada followed by a meeting with representatives of Armenian organizations operating in the Montreal area. ...

Being believers of the principals of freedom and liberty, Armenians... 

Ottawa – “The Istanbul pogrom (sometimes referred to as Septemvriana) was a government-instigated series of riots against the Greek minority of Istanbul in September 1955. It can be characterized as a “crime against humanity,” comparable in scope to the November 1938 Kristallnacht in Germany, perpetrated by the Nazi authorities against Jewish civilians.”

Alfred de Zayas, Geneva School of Diplomacy

Ottawa – A high level delegation comprised of representatives of the four major political parties of Canada will attend an official visit to Yerevan September 6 through 10, 2010 for bilateral discussions with the officials of the Republic of Armenia. The Canadian parliamentarians' initiative highlights the growing strength in the friendship between the two countries.

Toronto – On June 26, 2010, nearly 700 people gathered at Cedarvale Park, Georgetown, to witness the official unveiling of the plaque, designating the Georgetown Boys Farmhouse as a historic and protected municipal site. In the presence of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos, the Halton Hills Mayor, as well as several dignitaries, the landmark was officially integrated within the Halton Hills historic landscape.

Ottawa – The Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia met in St. Petersburg, Russia on Thursday June 17 at a trilateral presidential summit on Nagorno-Karabakh held at Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s initiative. The following day, on June 18, Azeri forces launched an attack on positions in Mardakert (in Nagorno-Karabagh), killing four Karabakh soldiers and wounding as many. On Monday June 21 The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defence Ministry reported that skirmishes continued throughout the weekend. Azeri forces have violated the 1994 cease fire some 284 times.

Ottawa – On May 23, 2010 the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic parliamentary elections were held under the supervision of international observers. One of these observations was the “Independent Canadian- British Monitoring Observers”. The report of this body read “The observations conducted by Mr. Jack Sullens (Canadian) and Margot Dunne (UK, Election day only) indicate that the Nagorno Karabakh Republic parliamentary elections held on May 23, 2010 were conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner and in accordance with the electoral law of the Nagorno Karabakh.

Ottawa –  On Tuesday June 1st, Turkey accused Israel of state-sponsored terrorism while describing Monday morning’s Israeli attack on a fleet of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. “This action, totally contrary to the principles of international law, is inhumane state terrorism. No one should think we will keep quiet in the face of this,” Erdogan said. He added that this attack openly and in a clear way displayed that Israel does not want peace in the region. A few days later, on June 3, 2010, a Roman Catholic bishop was stabbed to death in southern Turkey, a day before he was scheduled to leave for Cyprus to meet with the pope, officials and reports said.

Vancouver, BC  - The Armenian National Committee of Canada Western Region is proud to announce that it has formally agreed with the City of Vancouver on a location for the Armenian Genocide Monument. After working closely with the Parks Board since 2007 it has secured a site for the monument in the center of the city.

Ottawa –  The Canadian-Armenian community and Armenians around the world organized numerous events to commemorate the 95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The last event that was organized in Canada took place in Sheraton Hotel in Ottawa (National Press Club) on Wednesday night, May 12 2010.

Ottawa – The Canadian-Armenian community and Armenians around the world commemorated the 95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a crime against humanity that has been recognized by numerous countries including Canada but constantly denied by the successive governments of Turkey. On this occasion, Armenians around the world mourned the 1.5 million Armenians exterminated during the Genocide, celebrated their rebirth, and renewed their commitment to stand for truth and justice for all the victims of genocides in the world.

Ottawa – In a nationally televised address on Thursday April 22, President Serzh Sarkisian, citing continued preconditions by Turkey, suspended the Armenia-Turkey protocols process. Earlier in the day, Armenia’s governing coalition issued a statement suspending further parliamentary discussion of the protocols.

Ottawa – On the occasion of the 95th. Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Parliament of Canada once again expressed its resolute support for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Six years to the day of the April 21, 2004, adoption of Motion 380 recognizing the Armenian Genocide as a Crime against Humanity, members of the House of Commons received the statements of affirmation presented by the four major political parties of Canada with a standing ovation.

Ottawa – Three Ministers, almost seventy Members of Parliament, five Senators, Ambassadors and diplomatic representatives of France, Russian Federation, Israel, the Holy See, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Rwanda, Cameroon, Syria, Libya, and Mr. Arman Akopian, Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia, attended the reception, on April 14 2010, commemorating the 95^th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The momentous event, which took place in the West Block of the House of Commons was organized by the Joint Committee for the Commemoration of the 95^th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Ottawa – On Thursday Mach 11, the Parliament of Sweden, recognized the Armenian Genocide after a long debate with a vote of 131 to 130. Turkey immediately elected to recall its ambassador to Sweden, Zergün Korutürk, who said she was “very, very disappointed” by the vote. On Wednesday, 17 March in an interview with BBC, Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, threatened to deport 100,000 Armenian migrants.

Ottawa – Soghomon Soghomonyan, known by Armenians as Gomidas Vartabed, was an Armenian priest, composer, choir leader, singer, music ethnologist, music pedagogue and musicologist. He is regarded as the founder of modern Armenian classical music. Gomidas suffered mentally after witnessing the 1915 Armenian Genocide and is ranked among the Armenian martyrs of genocide.

Ottawa – Eighteen years have passed since the February 26 Khojalou alleged massacres. Today, Baku tries to use those events to conceal the pogroms that took place in Sumgait during February 1988.

Ottawa – Armenian communities in Turkey and the rest of the world held memorial services for the third anniversary of the death of Hrant Dink, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Agos, a bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey. Dink was a Turkish citizen of Armenian descent, an advocate of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey. He was prosecuted under article 301 of the Turkish penal code, and his life was constantly under threat by Turkish ultra-nationalists who openly condemn any discussion of the Armenian Genocide and carry on the mission of the Turkish Deep State.

Ottawa – The President of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, cancelled his visit to Turkey to attend the scheduled meeting of Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on Monday November 9. On Sunday November 8, 2009 Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, defended al-Bashir who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur and has issued an international arrest warrant. Erdogan questioned the charges against al-Bashir and said that “No Muslim could perpetrate a genocide”.

Ottawa – On October 10 2009, a few hours before the signing of the Turkey-Armenia protocols in Zurich, Switzerland, the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serj Sarkissian addressed the nation. In his introduction, he clearly stated that “let no one ignore the fact that, contrary to any slogans, the Armenian nation is united in its goals and is strong with its sons and daughters. And let no one try to split Armenia and our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora in presenting their concern over the future of Armenia as an attempt to impose something on the Republic Armenia.”

Ottawa – The ANCC expresses dismay and deep concern for the signing of the Turkey-Armenia protocols in Zurich today, 10^th of October 2009. In the opinion of the ANCC, as well as the vast majority of the Armenian Diaspora, this agreement was the result of immense and undue pressure on landlocked and blockaded Armenia by leading powers within the international community, and in full disregard of historical facts, human rights and justice, and self-determination rights.

Ottawa – The Canadian-Armenian communities of Montreal and Toronto will hold two protest rallies this Friday and Saturday and a public gathering to express their frustration and opposition to the signing of “so-called” protocols that will guide the establishment and development of relations between Turkey and Armenia, which was jointly announced on August 31 2009 by the foreign ministers of Armenia, Turkey and Switzerland.

Ottawa – On August 31^st, 2009, the foreign ministers of Armenia, Turkey and Switzerland issued a joint announcement outlining the protocols that will guide the establishment and development of relations between Turkey and Armenia. The Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) would like to express its serious concerns regarding this recent development.

Ottawa – The Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) would like to inform that Mr. Aris Babikian, who has been the Executive Director of ANCC in Ottawa since 2006, has submitted his resignation to assume a new position in the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Mr. Roupen Kouyoumdjian will be temporarily in charge of the operations for our Ottawa office.

Ottawa – Following the G-8 summit in L’Aquila last week, the presidents of France, Russia, and the United States -the three countries that jointly co-chair the OSCE Minsk Group- urged the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan to come to an agreement based on the preliminary version of the Basic Principles for a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which was presented in November 2007 in Madrid.

Toronto-- The launch of Peter Balakian's "Armenian Golgotha" in Toronto on May 29 was a rousing success as copies of the 500-plus-page book were sold out soon after the author's speech at the Armening Youth Centre. The event, which was attended by some 250 people, was MC-ed by Antranik Ohannessian.

Ottawa – Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey criticized Turkish nationalism at the Annual Congress of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Duzce, North-western Turkey. In his speech, on May 23, Mr. Erdogan called the Kemalist foundation of Turkey “fascist” because of the ethnic cleansing of the Armenian, Greek, Jewish, Kurdish, Assyrian and other minorities by the Turkish Government. 

Ottawa – On May 23 2009, during a congress of Turkey’s ruling Party (Justice and Development Party) in Duzce, Eastern Turkey, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an important announcement. He criticized Turkish nationalism and called the Kemalist foundation of the Republic of Turkey “fascist” because of the ethnic cleansing of the Armenian and Greek minorities.

Ottawa - Two Ministers, four Parliamentary Secretaries, thirty-nine members of the House of Commons and seven Senators attended the reception, on April 28, celebrating the 5^th anniversary of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the House of Commons.

Ottawa –TVO, the Ontario public television network, will telecast on April 24 "The Agenda with Steve Paikin", with an hour-long segment on the Armenian Genocide. The program will include interviews with representatives from the Canadian-Armenian and Canadian-Turkish communities. The program will air at 8:00 p.m. and will be repeated at 11:00 later in the evening.

 Ottawa-The Armenian community of Canada and Canadians at large will commemorate the 94^th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide starting on April 24.

Ottawa – Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Canada on Wednesday April 22^nd 2009, as a measure of political protest against the declarations made by the Canadian government recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

Ottawa- Canadians are dismayed by the Turkish Government decision to temporarily withdraw its ambassador from Canada because of the Canadian Government's and politicians' decision to uphold their principles and honour the victims of the Armenian Genocide this week.  This blatant interference of the Turkish Government in the internal affairs of Canada has been already condemned by a large number of Canadians.

 Ottawa – The Canadian-Armenian community and Armenians around the world are commemorating the death of 1.5 million Armenians, exterminated during the first genocide of the 20th century by Ottoman Turkey.

CAMBRIDGE, Friday, April 17, 2009 – The Armenian National Committee of Cambridge and the Armenian Community Centre hosted a reception today for the three local Members of Parliament--Dr. Harold Albrecht, Peter Braid and Stephen Woodworth.