Scott Reid at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights

On April 3rd, 2014. See this statement in context.

April 3rd, 2014 / 1:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Scott Reid

Order, please.

I welcome you to the 20^th hearing of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on this Thursday, April 3, 2014.

Today we are continuing our study into sexual violence and the persecution of religious minorities in Syria. In particular, this time we're having a discussion that relates to the request made by a number of members that we hear about the situation regarding Armenians in Syria.

We have three witnesses with us today. Ani Mardian, Hagop Arslanian, and Roupen Kouyoumdjian are here to testify.

I'll leave it up to you to decide how you divide your time. When you've completed your testimony, we'll go to a series of questions, with equal amounts of time for members from each party.

Please feel free to begin your testimony.

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