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    DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL JOHN EDWARDS VOICES SUPPORT TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    26.01.2008 13:28 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Former North Carolina Senator and Democratic
    Presidential hopeful John Edwards added his voice to the list of
    Presidential candidates calling for passage of the Armenian Genocide
    Resolution, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

    In his January 24th letter to the ANCA, Sen. Edwards stated that,
    "I support the Congressional resolution declaring the massacre of
    1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 a genocide."

    Edwards went on to note that, "we must also continue to strengthen
    our relationship with Turkey, an important democratic ally against the
    forces of tyranny in the region." Remarking on U.S.-Armenia relations,
    Edwards stated that, "As President, I will prioritize our special
    relationship with Armenia and the goal of a lasting peace to Nagorno
    Karabakh and the entire region."

    As a Senator, John Edwards cosponsored successive Armenian Genocide
    Resolutions beginning in 2002. He also supported Section 907
    restrictions on U.S. aid to Azerbaijan due to its ongoing blockades of
    Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. His advocacy on behalf of the family of
    17-year-old Nataline Sarkisyan, who died after her insurance company
    denied funding for a liver transplant, has been warmly received by
    Armenian Americans around the country.
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