A Recognation of
the Armenian Genocide in Scotland
by the City of Edinburgh Council ?
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ՇՈՏԼԱՆԴԻԱ կամ ՍԿՕՏԼԱՆԴ ?

Ինչ որ ըլլայ , է իր միշտ միջազգային արդարութեան կոչով !
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Map of Scotland in Armenian
ՇՈՏԼԱՆԴԻԱ
Armenian Encyclopedia, Yerevan 1981,
Volume VII, p 408
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You can see
ՍԿՕՏԼԱՆԴ (Scotland) and Էտնբու... (Edinbu...)
on the first Armenian Worldmap
printed in Amsterdam in 1695
Please zoom here to the maximum

Some mails from France and answers :

  • - Mister the Councillor Anderson,

    The Armenian community of France observes with a kindly attention the efforts which you make for the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in Edinburgh. Us summons you particularly grateful, and let us address to you all our encouragement.

    With my respects.
    Paris August 17 2005
    Jean Eckian
    Author, co-organizer of the recording "Aznavour for Armenia"
  • Dear Jean

    Thank you very much for your e-mail of 17 August and for your kind comments regarding recognition of Genocide of the Armenian communities in the period from 1915. The City of Edinburgh of Council will take a decision on this matter in due course, most probably at November’s Meeting of Full Council.

    I hope this is helpful : however, please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further assistance.

    Kind regards.
    Edinburgh August 17 2005
    Councillor Donald Anderson

    Leader – City of Edinburgh Council
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  • Dear Sir,

    I thank you for your efforts in favour of the recognition of the Armenian genocide by the city of Edinburgh.

    During the Armenian genocide, more than 1.5 million of Armenian civilians were massacred, beheaded, tortured, raped and ripped up by Turkish soldiers.
    90 years after, Turkey still denies the Armenian genocide, occupies the greater part of ancient Armenia, maintains a negationnist policy and spreads it throughout the world.

    The Armenian genocide has officially been recognized by the United Nations, the European parliament and many states like France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Armenia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland, Lebanon, Russia, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay and the Vatican City. Moreover, 38 states of the USA, the Australian state of New South Wales and the greatest historians in the world have recognized it too.

    I hope that the city of Edinburgh will do the same in November as well as the parliaments of Scotland and Britain very soon.

    I look forward to hearing from you.

    Yours faithfully.
    Benjamin Kasparian,
    Bouches-du-Rhône, August 18 2005 - France.
  • Dear Mr Kasparian

    Thank you very much for your e-mail of 18 August and for your kind comments regarding recognition of genocide of the Armenian communities in the period from 1915. The City of Edinburgh of Council will take a decision on this matter in due course, most probably at November's Meeting of Full Council.

    I hope this is helpful : however, please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further assistance.

    Kind regards
    Edinburgh August 19 2005
    Councillor Donald Anderson

    Leader - City of Edinburgh Council

Franco-Scottish Sites in France

Testimonies of Scottish Scientist and Traveller James Bruce (1730-1794) on the Armenians of Ethiopia

International Politics & Armenian diplomaty - Vigilance in the European Union on the candidature of Turkey

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