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Dear Friends,

You are warmly invited to both of these meetings on the Minorities of Turkey and the Minorities of Iraq and hopefully to participate in the discussions

RSVP to ensure a seat

Regards,

Eilian Williams

A warm invitation to two important meetings to mark the 60th anniversary of the UN Genocide Convention, on tuesday, 9th December

1 "The Minorities of Turkey face the continuing Cultural Genocide"

In Committee Room 17 of the House of Commons

at 12 noon, 9th december

Agenda:

1 The recent comments by the Turkish Prime Minister and Defence Minister

Prime Minister Recep T. Erdogan, on 4th November 2008 (at the press conference for the visit of the Lebanese Prime Minister, Fuad Siniora),said that "Turkey consists of one nation, one flag and one land and that anyone who is not in agreement with this should leave the country".

On the 10th november in Brussels,Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül celebrated the genocide of Armenians, praising the policy of what he termed the "deportation", because it allowed the construction of the Turkish nation. And he added: "Would it be possible today to maintain the same national State if the existence of Greeks in the Aegean region and of Armenians in several regions of Turkey had continued as before?"

2 The Human Rights of Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, Crypto-Armenians, Crypto-Assyrians

Speakers: Des Fernandes

Prof Gregory Stanton (President of International Assoc. of Genocide Scholars)

An Assyrian speaker from Turkey

Sponsor and Chair : Dr. Bob Spink MP (Independent)

Co-organisers : Solidarity with the Victims of All Genocides,(SVAG)

Nor Serount Cultural Association

CHAK (Centre of Halabja)

supported by

Seyfo Centre

RSVP to eilian@nant.wanadoo.co.uk 07876561398 or 07718982732

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2 The present ethnic cleansing of the Minorities of Iraq-

will Britain take some responsibility for a solution?

in Room 2A of the House of Lords

on Tuesday, 9th December

6.30 p.m. till 8.00 p.m.

Co-organisers: "Lobby for the Christians and other Minorities of Iraq"

Centre of Halabja, (C.H.A.K.)

Confirmed speakers:(all speeches will be brief)-

:Dr Layla Alrummi of the Mandaean Human Rights organisation

Researcher Nicola Craven on Mandaean refugees in Syria

Archbishop Toma,(Syriac Church) , Fr. Khoshaba Georges,(Ancient Church of the East) Fr Habib (Chaldean Church)--- one joint statement

Neville Kyrke-Smith, the National Director of Aid to the Church in Need UK

Adnan Kochar of CHAK (Halabja Centre) on Yezidis and Kurdish-Minority relations

The Syrian Ambassador HE Dr. Sami Al Kiyami on aid to refugees in Syria

Themes of the discussion

1 Protection of, and aid to Minorities in Iraq

2 Aid to minority refugees in Syria ..

3 The UK's closed doors to Iraqi Minority assylum seekers

4 Co-ordinated lobbying of the government and parliament

5 "What leverage, if any, does the UK have on the Iraqi government?"

5 "Towards an Assyrian-Kurdish dialogue"

Sponsor and chair: Lord Alton

Details RSVP to eilian@nant.wanadoo.co.uk 07876561398 or 07718982732

adnankochar@hotmail.com

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