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    OBAMA CONGRATULATED ARMENIAN AMERICANS ON ARMENIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    22.09.2008 15:16 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Presidential candidate Barack Obama joined with
    Armenian Americans in celebrating Armenian Independence Day in
    statement that noted Armenia's first modern instance of independence
    in 1918 and congratulated all Armenians on Armenia's rebirth in
    1991 as an independent state after 70 years of Soviet rule, Armenian
    National Committee of America (ANCA) Communications Director Elizabeth
    Chouldjian told PanARMENIAN.Net.

    Senator Obama has, at several points during the campaign season, shared
    his views on Armenian American issues, including in a statement this
    April dedicated to the remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. In January
    of this year, in a statement on the eve of the California primary, he
    outlined his views on a broad array of Armenian American concerns. The
    Illinois legislator, who was then facing Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
    for his party's nomination, called for Congressional passage of the
    Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106 & S.Res.106), and pledged
    that, as president, he will recognize the Armenian Genocide. He also
    reaffirmed his support for a strong "U.S.-Armenian relationship that
    advances our common security and strengthens Armenian democracy,"
    and promised to "promote Armenian security by seeking an end to the
    Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades, and by working for a lasting and
    durable settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict that is agreeable
    to all parties, and based upon America's founding commitment to the
    principles of democracy and self determination."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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