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ANC Australia Welcomes Official Formation of Armenia-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group
PRESS RELEASE
Armenian National Committee of Australia
259 Penshurst Street Willoughby NSW 2068
Mail to: PO Box 768 Willoughby NSW 2068
Tel: (02) 9419 8264 International (612) 9419 8264
Fax: (02) 9411 8898 International (612) 9411 8898
E-mail anc@nareg.com.au
SYDNEY: The Armenian National Committee of Australia welcomes the announcement today of the official formation of the Armenia-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group.
For more that 18 months ANC Australia has been working closely with The Hon. Joe Hockey MP, Federal Minister for Financial Services and Regulation and Member for North Sydney in helping to establish this Parliamentary Friendship Group. These activities led to the public announcement by the Minister Hockey during his keynote address at this year's Armenian Genocide Commemoration of the initiative to set up this Parliamentary Friendship Group.
"This historic announcement is greatly welcomed by the Armenian National Committee of Australia, and by the Armenian-Australian Community as a whole." said Dr Tro Kortian, President of ANC Australia.
"We like to convey our sincere appreciation and gratitude to The Hon Joe Hockey for his initiative and dedication in making the Armenia-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group a reality, and to all the members of this Parliamentary Friendship Group. We look forward to working closely with Armenia-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group in developing even closer ties between Armenia and Australia." Dr Kortian continued.
The members of the Armenia-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group are
as follows:
Senator Marise Payne (Chairman); The Hon. Janice Crosio MBE MP
(Vice-Chairman); The Hon. Bruce Baird MP (Secretary);
The Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister
of Defence; The Hon. Joe Hockey MP, Federal Minister for Financial
Services and Regulation; The Hon. Alan Cadman MP; The Hon. Bronwyn
Bishop MP, Federal Minister for Aged Care; The Hon. Leo McLeay MP; The
Hon. Neil Andrew MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives; The Hon.
Phillip Ruddock MP, Federal Minister for Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs; Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Affairs; Ms Teresa Gambaro MP; Mr Anthony Albanese MP; Mr
Patrick Secker MP; Mr Peter Slipper MP; Mrs Kay Elson MP; Mrs Trish
Draper MP; Senator the Hon. Margaret Reid, President of the Senate;
Senator Alan Eggleston; Senator George Campbell; Senator Grant Chapman;
Senator Julian McGauran; Senator Natasha Stott Despoja, Leader of the
Australian Democrats.
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