Le South Australian Young Labor (SAYL)a adopté une motion reconnaissant le génocide arménien et les droits à l’autodétermination des Arméniens de la République d’Artsakh lors de leur réunion à Adélaïde le jeudi 3 mai 2018, a rapporté le Comité national arménien de Australie (ANC-AU).
La motion, qui reconnaît également le génocide des Assyriens et des Grecs, a été proposée par Jason Byrne.
Recognising the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides, standing in solidarity with the Armenian People of the Republic of Artsakh
Preamble:
April saw global remembrance and rallies about the 103rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, as well as the genocide of Assyrians and Greeks, which represents one of the darkest chapters in the 20th Century.
The forced deportation and murder of 1.5 million Armenians, and approximately 1 million Assyrian and Greeks between 1915 and 1923 by the Ottoman Empire, through death marches and military actions aimed to wipe the their culture off the map.
The Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides have been denied and enabled by governments and political bodies across the world who do not recognise the systematic violence and suppression perpetrated against the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek people for more than one hundred years ago.
In 2009, the South Australian Parliament passed a motion that recognised the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides and called on the Federal Government to do the same.
Unfortunately this genocidal policy and continued denial has created an environment in which anti Armenia rhetoric and action can continue to this day. In particular Azerbaijan has adopted a similar policy against the Armenian population of the Republic of Artsakh (formerly known as the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh) and regularly violates the ceasefire and hinders the peace process.
Motion:
SAYL recognises the forced deportation and murder of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek peoples as meeting the internationally recognised benchmarks for classification as Genocides.
SAYL supports the motion passed by the South Australian Parliament in 2009, including calls for the Federal Government to recognise the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides.
SAYL Stands in Solidarity with the indigenous Armenian population of the Republic of Artsakh supporting their right to self determination and their efforts to reach a lasting peace in the region.
Action:
SAYL delegates will vote in favour of recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides in debates at AYL National Conference.
SAYL will work to foster meaningful links with the people of the Republic of Artsakh to create a lasting bond between SAYL and the Republic.
