YEREVAN (YERKIR) – A delegation of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Canada Central Committee and the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) met on April 14 with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in Ottawa.
Canadian Parliament Members Marlin Jennings and Jim Karijianis were also present at the meeting. On behalf of the Canadian Armenians, ARF Canada CC representative Vagharsh Ehramjian thanked the Canadian prime minister for the M-380 resolution on the Armenian Genocide passed by the Canadian Parliament on April 21, 2004. ANCC Chairman Jirair Basmajian presented Martin with a 100-year-old carpet made in Artsakh.
The delegation members have asked the Canadian prime minister to make a statement on the occasion on the Armenian Genocide’s 90th anniversary. They also asked him to invite high-ranking Armenian government officials to Canada and step up work of opening a Canadian embassy in Armenia.
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