(2007) MAXINE MCKEW PROMISES TO ADVOCATE SO-CALLED GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

The following artical taken from: http://www.armtown.com/news/en/yer/20070910/31455/

MAXINE MCKEW PROMISES TO ADVOCATE GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

11 sep 2007

In a meeting with the Armenian National Committee of Australia, Federal Labor Candidate for Bennelong, Ms Maxine McKew declared she would “unequivocally and publicly” support the recognition of the Armenian Genocide if elected to government in the upcoming federal elections.

“It was my position while working in the media and remains my position today,” said the former ABC journalist who will challenge Prime Minister John Howard for the Armenian populated seat of Bennelong in the 2007 Federal election.
Ms McKew added:
“The Armenian-Australian community has a kindred spirit in me and if elected, I will advocate for recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Government of Australia.”
ANC Australia President, Mr. Varant Meguerditchian welcomed Ms McKew’s affirmation, stating: “The 4000-strong Armenian-Australian voters of Bennelong will wait to hear the position of other candidates, including Prime Minister John Howard, regarding the issue of Armenian Genocide recognition before casting their united votes at the upcoming election."

“Recognising the Armenian Genocide is the first step toward ensuring against the repeat of such hateful crimes,” added Mr Meguerditchian.

Ms McKew has set the moral high bar by genuinely expressing her views concerning this very important humanitarian issue. http://www.armtown.com/news/en/yer/20070910/31455/
(Mrs. Maxine Mackew is elected in the last election(2007) and now she is MP of ALP ( Labour Party) )


Note: Liberal Foreign Minister Mr. Downer ( previous goverment ) on the 11th of February 2007, when so-called genocide allegations being asked to him answered the questions as follows;

“ ... in Australia we have a significant Turkish community, an ethnic Turkish community. We have an Armenian community that would not be anything like as big as the Turkish community, but I don’t think we really want to get into all of that and inflame passions in Australia, between Australians, over an issue like that. The debate is about events that occurred a long time ago, and I don’t think we are going to offer a running commentary on the events, or alleged events, whatever on history. I don’t think it is the role of the Australian government to be an historian. Whatever we may think about history, we deal with the present and future, but we can’t change the past, not even the Australian government can change the past. If we could there would be a lot of changes we would make.” [Liberal Foreign Minister Mr. Downer on the 11 February 2007]