Monday, October 16 2023 16:29

ArmInfo.The demonstrators did not allow Ambassador of Armenia to Canada Anahit Harutyunyan to  attend the charity dinner of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund's Board in Toronto, which was organized in the Armenian Center.

As it became clear from video footage distributed on social networks,  the lunch was organized by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund on October  15 at the Armenian Center in Toronto. However, the young Armenian  demonstrators gathered at the entrance to the center did not allow  the ambassador into the building. The young people met the ambassador  with posters reading "No to genocide", on which the forcibly  displaced and starving people of Artsakh were depicted. The  demonstrators also held banners with maps of Armenia with and without  Artsakh, asking which region of the country would be next after the  surrender of the NKR.

The demonstrators stated that they did not consider it appropriate  for the ambassador to be present at the Armenian Center. According to  them, they have nothing against Anahit Harutyunyan, however, in the  current conditions, she represents the Republic of Armenia, and  therefore is pursuing the destructive policy that the current  Armenian authorities have proclaimed. "We have nothing against  Harutyunyan, but she represents the current government, which  surrendered Artsakh, caused the death of more than 5,000 young  people, was involved in the deportation of 120,000 Artsakh Armenians  and prevented the entry of our friends from the Diaspora into  Armenia. Thus, the entrance to this center of treacherous authorities  and their officials is unacceptable," the protesters noted.

In turn, the Ambassador of Armenia, outraged by such actions of young  people, expressed regret at their steps, while emphasizing that  without a strong Armenia it is impossible to keep the Diaspora from  decay.  At the same time, she called on the gathered guests to take  part in the dinner and make generous donations for the sake of  Artsakh. "The moral state of Artsakh Armenians today is so difficult  that we should not succumb to emotions and similar incidents, and  collect this money for them. I want to believe that this protest is a  manifestation of not indifference to what is happening to our  compatriots, after all, the most terrible thing in this life is  indifference. I regret that these actions are manifested I  againstArmenianm against the work and efforts of Armenians. I urge  you to be sober so that you finally understand what the state and  statehood are. This step is a blow not only to our compatriots from  Artsakh, but also to the soldiers standing on the border of the  Republic of Armenia," she said.

This caused the intense dissatisfaction of the protesters who did not  agree with the ambassador's remarks that they were causing harm to  the people of Artsakh by their actions.