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Australia will not send an official representative for the commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan,  SBS reported quoting the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The Department refused to comment on the reasons for this decision and on a question whether an official invitation had been received.

The Armenian National Committee of Australia's Executive Director Vache Kahramanian said it was  “Ankara's ongoing gag order on Australia on the issue of the Armenian Genocide.”

“We've heard from many members of Parliament throughout the country that Turkey continues to use Gallipoli and the centenary of Anzac Day as a bargaining chip to ensure that Australia does not formally recognise the Armenian genocide,” SBS quotes Kahramanian.

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