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Baroness Sarah Ludford Ingiliz Liberal Party Avrupa Milletvekili – soyledikleri cok guzelkendisine tesekkur edelim assagidaki yazisi icin (emaili var)<\/h3>\n

Haluk
\nTurkish Forum, Ingiltere<\/p>\n

YONETIM KURULU ADINA<\/p>\n

—–Original Message——————————————————————————————
\nFrom: Sarah Ludford MEP (Lon) <Office@sarahludfordmep.org.uk>
\nTo: grassroots@turkishnews.com; turkish-forum-advisory-board@googlegroups.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sent: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:02
\nSubject: US Congress panel ‘Armenian genocide’ vote wrong
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NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BARONESS SARAH LUDFORD<\/h2>\n

MEP Liberal Democrat MEP for London<\/h2>\n

www.sarahludfordmep.org.uk<\/p>\n

Date: Monday 8 March 2010<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/p>\n

Sarah Ludford or Sonia Dunlop +44 (0)20 7288 2526 or Mobile +44 (0)7970 795 278<\/p>\n

Email: office@sarahludfordmep.org.uk<\/p>\n

US Congress panel ‘Armenian genocide’ vote wrong <\/strong><\/h2>\n

London Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford<\/strong>, the party’s European justice & human rights spokeswoman and vice-chair of the European Parliament delegation to the United States<\/strong>, has strongly criticised the vote by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives to label the treatment of Armenians in 1915 as ‘genocide’.<\/p>\n

She said: \u00a0 “Both the US and the EU have backed the welcome moves to set up a joint commission of historians from Turkey and Armenia to try and establish the truth about the tragic and large-scale wartime deaths almost a century ago. It makes no sense for outsiders in Europe or America to wade in with hobnail boots and prejudge the outcome of that sensitive exercise.”<\/p>\n

“That there were deportations which entailed atrocities and deaths of many Christian Armenians is not in doubt. But the precise actions, the 1915 war context, and the extent of reciprocal killings of Muslim Turks all need to be better understood.”<\/p>\n

“The term genocide has a very narrow meaning under the 1948 Convention: the deliberate intent to destroy an ethnic, national, racial or religious group. It is deeply irresponsible to use that term without establishing the full facts about the Armenian case and to leave the suspicion that politics or even religious prejudice is a motive.<\/p>\n

That is why as an MEP I have always refused to define the events of 1915 and preferred to await the conclusion of honest and objective research. That is not a cop-out, it is acting with integrity.”<\/p>\n

“The Congressional vote was won by the narrowest of margins, 23 to 22. I hope that in those circumstances wisdom will prevail, with Congressmen heeding the call of President Obama and Secretary Clinton not to progress this to a vote of the full House.”<\/p>\n

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The Right Honourable
\nSarah, Lady Ludford
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Member of the European Parliament
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Born<\/th>\n14 March 1951 (1951-03-14) (age\u00a058)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/th>\nBritish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Political\u00a0party<\/th>\nLiberal Democrat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spouse(s)<\/th>\nSteve Hitchins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alma\u00a0mater<\/th>\nLondon School of Economics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sarah Ann Ludford, Baroness Ludford<\/strong> (born 14 March 1951) is a Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament and a nonvoting member of the House of Lords (where her voting membership is suspended during her MEP tenure).<\/p>\n

She was made a Life peer as Baroness Ludford<\/strong>, of Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington in 1997.<\/p>\n

A former councillor in the London Borough of Islington, and married to the former leader of the council, Steve Hitchins, she was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in the European Parliament election, 1999 and re-elected in 2004 and in 2009 representing London.<\/p>\n

Because of the change in the rules of the European Parliament, she is not entitled to sit in the Lords due to her re-election to the European Parliament in the 2009 election. In October 2008, Parliament’s rules were changed so that if a member of the Lords were elected as an MEP, their right to sit and vote in the Lords would be suspended. This satisfies the new European Parliament rules and hence, Lady Ludford, the only person to whom this applies, is not allowed to vote in the Lords while an MEP.<\/p>\n

She is a member of the Liberal Democrat groups Friends of Israel and Friends of Turkey.<\/p>\n

[edit] External links<\/h2>\n
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  • Sarah Ludford MEP official site<\/li>\n
  • Sarah Ludford<\/span> profile at the European Parliament<\/li>\n
  • Sarah Ludford profile at the site of the Liberal Democrats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Ludford: Senatonun Karar\u0131 ‘Korkun\u00e7’ <\/h2>\n
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    Avrupa Parlamentosu \u00dcyesi \u0130ngiliz Milletvekili Sarah Ludford, ABD Temsilciler Meclisi D\u0131\u015f \u0130li\u015fkiler Komisyonu’nun Ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 Karar\u0131 Ele\u015ftirdi. Karar\u0131n Yanl\u0131\u015f Oldu\u011funu S\u00f6yleyen Sarah Ludford, “T\u00fcrkiye Ve Ermenistan Bu Olay\u0131n Ara\u015ft\u0131r\u0131lmas\u0131 I\u00e7in Bir Tarih Komisyonunun Kurulmas\u0131 Konusunda Anla\u015fm\u0131\u015fken, Soyk\u0131r\u0131m Iddialar\u0131n\u0131 Yarg\u0131lamak Ne ABD Ne De AB’nin I\u015fi Olmal\u0131.” Dedi.<\/p>\n

    1915 Y\u0131llar\u0131nda B\u00fcy\u00fck Topluluklar\u0131n G\u00f6\u00e7e Zorland\u0131\u011f\u0131 Bir S\u0131rada Ac\u0131 \u00d6l\u00fcmlerin Ya\u015fand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 Belirten Ludford, “Bu S\u0131rada \u00c7ok Say\u0131da H\u0131ristiyan Ermeni’nin \u00d6ld\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnden Hi\u00e7 Kimsenin \u015e\u00fcphesi Yok. Ancak 1915 Olaylar\u0131 Daha \u0130yi Analiz Edildi\u011finde M\u00fcsl\u00fcman T\u00fcrklerin \u00d6ld\u00fcr\u00fclmesi Olay\u0131n\u0131n Da Anla\u015f\u0131lmas\u0131 Gerekiyor.” Ifadesini Kulland\u0131.<\/p>\n

    Soyk\u0131r\u0131m S\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn 1948 Konvansiyonu’na G\u00f6re \u00c7ok Net Bir Anlam\u0131 Oldu\u011funu S\u00f6zlerine Ekleyen Ludford, Bir Milleti, Irk\u0131 Ya Da Dini Bir Grubu Kasten Ve Sistematik Bir \u015eekilde Ortadan Kald\u0131rma Durumunda Ancak Soyk\u0131r\u0131mdan Bahsedilebilece\u011fini S\u00f6yledi. 1915 Y\u0131l\u0131ndaki Ermeni Iddialar\u0131n\u0131 Ara\u015ft\u0131rmadan Ve Konuyu Bilmeden Bu S\u00f6zc\u00fc\u011f\u00fc Kullanman\u0131n Tam Bir ‘Sorumsuzluk’ Oldu\u011funu Vurgulayan Ludford, “Bir Milletvekili Olarak Ben Bu Y\u00fczden Her Zaman 1915 Olaylar\u0131n\u0131 ‘Soyk\u0131r\u0131m’ Olarak Adland\u0131rmaktan Ka\u00e7\u0131nd\u0131m Ve Bu Konudaki Ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z Ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131n Sonucunu Bekledim. Bu Sorumluluktan Ka\u00e7ma Ya Da Bir Uydurma De\u011fil. Bu D\u00fcr\u00fcst Olmak Demektir.” Diye Konu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n

    D\u0131\u015f \u0130li\u015fkiler Komisyonu’nun Bir Oy Farkla Bu Karar\u0131 Ald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 Hat\u0131rlatan Ludford, Sa\u011f Duyunun Galip Gelmesini, Kongre \u00dcyelerinin ABD Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Barack Obama Ve D\u0131\u015fi\u015fleri Bakan\u0131 Hillary Clinton Ile Birlikte Bu Tasar\u0131y\u0131 Temsilciler Meclisi’ne Gelmesini Engellemeyi Umdu\u011funu Dile Getirdi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Baroness Sarah Ludford Ingiliz Liberal Party Avrupa Milletvekili – soyledikleri cok guzelkendisine tesekkur edelim assagidaki yazisi icin (emaili var) Haluk Turkish Forum, Ingiltere YONETIM KURULU ADINA —–Original Message—————————————————————————————— From: Sarah Ludford MEP (Lon) <Office@sarahludfordmep.org.uk> To: grassroots@turkishnews.com; turkish-forum-advisory-board@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:02 Subject: US Congress panel ‘Armenian genocide’ vote wrong NEWS RELEASE BARONESS SARAH […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":67744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4259,145,956,1571,78,1779,120,204,86,476,1153,1018],"class_list":["post-17456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-armenian-question","tag-ataturk-features","tag-barack-obama","tag-council-of-europe","tag-ahmet-davutoglu","tag-ergenekon","tag-european-parliament","tag-gulen","tag-nagorno-karabakh","tag-kampanyalar","tag-petition","tag-politics","tag-recep-tayyip-erdogan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}