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Australian MP urges Erdogan to 'own up' to Armenian GenocideDecember 6, 2018 - 11:13 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Australian Parliamentarian Julian Leeser used a debate honouring the 70th Anniversary of the UN Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, to send this message to Australia's increasingly authoritarian ally in Turkey: "It's time the Erdogan regime in Turkey owned up to their own history", referencing the Armenian Genocide.The motion that was being debated in the Australian Parliament's Federation Chamber on 3rd December 2018 was introduced by Tim Wilson and seconded by Chris Hayes, and recognised Australian involvement in the adoption and ratification of the UN Genocide Convention. It honoured Dr. Raphael Lemkin stating he "coined the word 'genocide', informed by his study of the systematic extermination of the Armenians during World War I and the Jews during World War II, and it called for "eternal vigilance of all countries, including Australia, to acknowledge past genocides as essential to stopping future genocides".Read more at: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/263136/Australian_MP_urges_Erdogan_to_own_up_to_Armenian_Genocide
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