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ANC Australia Welcomes Official Formation of Armenia-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group

Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at 10:13 PM CT


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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