Yesterday, exactly two years after the desecration of the Armenian Genocide Monument in Cardiff, was an historic day for the Welsh and Armenian nations. The road to Genocide recognition, which began on 24th April 2001, when Rhodri Morgan (then First Minister), laid flowers in memory of the 1915 Genocide victims, was completed in Cardiff with an explicit recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the new First Minister, Mr Carwyn Jones. The National Holocaust Day event was supported by the Welsh Assembly Government and the Cardiff City Council. The Genocide was also recognised at the event by guest speaker Rabbi Aron Hier from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, Los Angeles. The Armenians were mentioned in the poem 'Night and Fog' recited by Peter Finch, Chair of Academia. The persistent diplomacy of Mr. John Torosyan and the moving spirit of the Welsh Armenian community was an important factor in this historic achievement.
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