SYDNEY, OCTOBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) has announced His Excellency Ara Papian, the former Armenian Ambassador to Canada, as the international guest for the second annual ANC Australia Advocacy Week this November. ANC Australia Advocacy Week, which runs from November 16-22, will include a series of activities and events designed to explain the importance of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. According to information released by ANC Armenia, Ara Papian, a former diplomat at the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rose to prominence as Ambassador to Canada when the country's government passed a motion recognizing the Armenian Genocide. At the ANC Australia Annual Banquet on November 20, Mr. Papian will be joined by the Hon. Michael Atkinson MP, who was the chief sponsor of the South Australian Legislative Assembly's motion recognizing the Armenian Genocide in April this year.

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