Ambassador Yeganian's Meeting with the Head of the Office of Religious Freedom

29 April, 2013

On April 29 Ambassador Armen Yeganian met the head of the newly-created Canadian Office of Religious Freedom, Ambassador Andrew Bennett. As Ambassador Yeganian was informed by Mr. Bennett, the main goal of the Office is to provide broader opportunities for human rights leadership of Canada and to react to the cases of religious freedom violations worldwide.

Ambassadors discussed the freedom of religion in Armenia, noted the existence of a Muslim Shia mosque, a Jewish synagogue, an Orthodox Christian church alongside the Armenian churches. The presence of dozens of Armenian churches in Canada and the participation of the vibrant Armenian community in the cultural life of Canada were also discussed.

Armen Yeganian presented the cases of destruction of Armenian spiritual and cultural monuments in Turkey and Azerbaijan. Ambassador also brought the issue of the demolition of Armenian medieval cemetery and thousands of Armenian cross-stones (Khachkars) in Jugha by Azerbaijani government to the attention of Ambassador Bennett and stressed the importance of punishment and prevention of such a barbaric acts.

At the end of the meeting Ambassadors emphasized their willingness to cooperate in the fields of religious freedom and preservation of cultural values.

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