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    Armenian National Committee, Central California
    Post Office Box 626, Fresno, California 93709
    (559) 486-1918
    www.ancfresno.org

    PRESSRELEASE


    June 2, 2005
    Contact: Hygo Ohannessian

    California Gubernatorial Candidate Will Demand That Turkey End Policy
    of Denying Armenian Genocide

    Fresno, CA - California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, who hopes to
    be elected Governor of California next year, addressed the Armenian
    Genocide during an annual event hosted by the Madera County Democratic
    Central Committee on May 21, 2005.

    The question, posed by Armenian National Committee member Richard
    Sanikian, dealt with the Treasurers' longstanding relationship with
    the Armenian American community. Sanikian asked, "What more can the
    Armenian American community expect if you are elected Governor?"
    Angelides' responded by sharing that his family member also fell
    victim to the hands of Ottoman Turkish persecution. He emphasized
    that ninety years of the Turkish Government's denial of the Armenia
    Genocide is unacceptable and that he will continue to work toward
    proper recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey.

    After the event, the Chairwoman of the Madera County Democratic Central
    Committee Susan Rowe stated, "I have close Armenian friends who have
    explained the horrendous events of Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman
    Turks. The wounds will remain open without healing until Turkey
    comes to terms with its dark past. Like Germany's acknowledgment
    of the Holocaust, Turkey must also accept responsibility for its own
    history of genocide, and move on."

    In 1997, Angelides took the lead in addressing the denial of the
    Armenian Genocide. He challenged the California Public Employees
    Retirement System, (CalPERS), regarding their interest in holding
    investments in Turkey. He commented at the time that "Turkey's
    human rights violations, aggressive military posture, and political
    instability," were a clear threat to the growth of its economy.
    Furthermore, he worked to cancel a $30,000 contract with a firm
    that overtly dishonored the 1.5 million Armenians who died during
    the Armenian Genocide, stating "we can never forget atrocities like
    those committed against the Armenians in the early part of the century.

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