"We're decedents of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide," she said, referring to the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915. 🇨🇦& 🇬🇧 reiterate the urgent need to end the military action in & around Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. @DominicRaab pic.twitter.com/Pbk6Og55XB —@FP_ChampagneThe region at war, called Nagorno-Karabakh, is majority Armenian and has been controlled by the Armenian-backed Republic of Artsakh since 1994. The Turkish government, Matthews added, has never recognized the Armenian genocide and has jailed people for bringing it up. Armenian Canadians say the Canadian government needs to do more before it's too late.

Source: CBC News October 11, 2020 22:38 UTC