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    JOE BIDEN COSPONSORS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

    armradio.am
    24.01.2008 10:45

    The highly regarded and influential chairman of the Senate Foreign
    Relations Committee, Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE), a longtime supporter
    of US recognition of the Armenian Genocide, officially announced his
    support yesterday for the Armenian Genocide Resolution (S.Res.106),
    reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

    "Armenian Americans - and all those committed to forever ending
    the cycle of genocide - welcome Chairman Biden's principled support
    for Congressional reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide, and thank
    him for his years of leadership in helping to put America back on
    the right side of this compelling moral and foreign policy issue,"
    said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.

    Chairman Biden has long been a supporter of proper US reaffirmation
    of the Armenian Genocide, cosponsoring legislation in successive
    sessions of Congress. Last year, he introduced legislation "condemning
    the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist and human rights advocate
    Hrant Dink and urging the people of Turkey to honor his legacy of
    tolerance." The resolution, S.Res.65, noted that Dink was "subjected
    to legal action under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code for
    referring to the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide." Chairman
    Biden also led Senate Foreign Relations Committee efforts to uncover
    the circumstances surrounding the firing of former US Ambassador to
    Armenia John Evans, for properly characterizing the Armenian Genocide
    as a clear case of genocide.

    The Armenian Genocide Resolution calls upon the President to ensure
    that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate
    understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human
    rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States
    record relating to the Armenian Genocide. Senator Biden's decision
    yesterday brings the official Senate cosponsor list to 34.

    Introduced by Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and
    Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), the legislation has the support of key
    Senate leaders including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
    and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D-NY). Earlier this week,
    Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), called for Congressional adoption of the
    legislation. "America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about
    the Armenian Genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides. I
    intend to be that President," noted Sen. Obama.
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