Dear friends,
As you may recall in January 2011 I wrote a letter to the President of the Republic of Armenia and to the Minister of Transportation and Communication requesting them to issue a commemorative stamp in honour of Hrant Dink.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who shared my dream and wrote letters of support. Now I would like to share with you the positive response I received from the Armenian Authorities.
Best regards,
Sarkis Assadourian
Dear friends,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who shared my dream and wrote letters of support. Now I would like to share with you the positive response I received from the Armenian Authorities.
Best regards,
Sarkis Assadourian
As a follow-up to the previous letter of the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Armenia dated 17th of February, 2011, I inform you that the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Armenia has the intention to issue a series of postal stamps devoted to the ”100th Anniversary of the Genocide”. In this framework the Ministry will also discuss the matter of issuing a postal stamp devoted to Hrant Dink.
Dear friends,
Hrant Dink was assassinated on Jan. 19 2007 for his beliefs in universal human rights. On the day of his funeral over 100,000 people in Turkey and many more around the world chanted, "We are all HRANT DINK."
As we approach the 5th anniversary of his assassination, I propose that the Armenian Government issues a commemorative stamp to recognize Hrant Dink as a hero and in celebration of his beliefs. Recently I conveyed this proposal to his Excellency Serzh Sargsyan, President of Republic of Armenia and to Manoug Vartanyan, Minister of Transportation and Communication.
Please show your support sending emails, writing letters or calling the Armenian Embassy in your jurisdiction. Here are links that you may use: President of the Republic of Armenia and Ministry of Transport and Communication of Armenia
For more information visit International Hrant Dink Foundation and about me click here.
Respectfully,
Sarkis Assadourian
Member of Canadian Parliament ( 1993 – 2004 )
Canadian Citizenship Court Judge ( 2005 – 2008 )
Keghart.com readers are encouraged to participate in this initiative.
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Pre-Genocide Armenian Life in Turkey
Hrant Dink stamp
Dear Mr. Assadourian,
Thank you for your work towards the acceptance of a Hrant Dink stamp to commemorate the 5th anniversary of his murder. We believe it is very important that one of the stamp designs be the one that was submitted from Toronto, Canada. This will show solidarity around the world on the lack of Human Rights in Turkey. It should also be encouraged that other designs be submitted to re-enforce this thought. It will show that Armenians care wherever they are in the world.
Sincerely,
Gerard Paraghamian a.o.c.a.33
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