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June 22, 2016
AGBU Montreal Welcomes Canadian Foreign Minister at its Armenian Genocide Commemoration
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On April 22, AGBU Montreal welcomed the Honorable Stéphane Dion, the foreign minister of Canada, to the AGBU Center in Montreal at its Armenian Genocide Commemoration Ceremony. -
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The event had begun with a cultural program—including performances by the Alex Manoogian School Choir, the AGBU Marching Band, the Scouts and the Mashtots Choir.
On April 22, AGBU Montreal welcomed the Honorable Stéphane Dion, the foreign minister of Canada, to its Armenian Genocide Commemoration Ceremony at the AGBU Center. The event, which drew over 500 people, marked the first time a Canadian foreign minister attended the commemoration ceremony. “We preserve the memory of those who lost their lives and those who suffered during this genocide, and pay our deepest respects to their descendants, including those who now call Canada home,” said Dion on behalf of the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The event began with a cultural program—including performances by the Alex Manoogian School Choir, the AGBU Marching Band, the Scouts and the Mashtots Choir—and was followed by the keynote speaker, Representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to the United States and Canada Robert Avetisyan, who spoke about the interrelation of the Armenian Genocide and Nagorno-Karabakh, the impossibility of Azeri rule and the hope for independence. “The unity our nation has once again demonstrated during the most recent aggression by Azerbaijan against Artsakh, the bravery and heroism of our soldiers on the battlefield proved yet again that attempts of another Armenian Genocide would lead to unpredictable and tragic consequences for the aggressors themselves,” said Avetisyan.
AGBU Montreal chairman Chahe Tanachian and Hagop Arslanian, AGBU Montreal board member in charge of the Canadian Armenian Political Affairs Committee (CAPAC), also met with Dion to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and bilateral relations between Canada and Armenia. Tanachian urged Dion to take a firm stance on the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and to not only call upon the sides to immediately establish a cease-fire, but to also condemn the military actions initiated by Azerbaijan. “Canada must firmly condemn any sort of violence and ask Azerbaijan to return to the negotiating table under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group in order to find a peaceful settlement to this conflict,” said Tanachian.
For more information on AGBU Montreal, please visit http://agbumontreal.org.
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