SYDNEY: The City of Ryde Council has rebuilt a more vandal-proof Armenian Genocide monument in place of the one which was recently deliberately destroyed.
Fulfilling its pledge to honour the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, the Council rebuilt the monument that will now serve as a reminder to the vandals that the history of the Armenian Genocide will not be erased from the collective memory of the people of the City of Ryde.
An advocate for recognition of the Armenian Genocide and federal member for Bennelong John Alexander, who had described the vandalism of the monument as "un-Australian" was pleased to see the monument, which stood in his electorate, rebuilt.
He said: “It is reassuring to note that Ryde Council has constructed a larger, stronger and more vandal-proof Armenian Genocide Memorial in place of the one which had been destroyed."
Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia) Executive Director Varant Meguerditchian thanked Ryde Council for erecting the new memorial and again called for the perpetrators to be apprehended.
He said: "We thank Ryde City for honouring its commitment to rebuild the Armenian Genocide monument and renew our call for law enforcement authorities to remain vigilant in their pursuit of bringing the vandals to justice."
