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    U.S. SENATE LEADER WRITES TO CLINTON ON ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS

    Tert
    Nov 3 2009
    Armenia

    Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has formally shared the
    reservations of the Silver State's Armenian community regarding the
    dangers of the recently signed Turkey-Armenia Protocols with Secretary
    of State Hillary Clinton, reported the Armenian National Committee
    of America (ANCA).

    In an October 30, 2009 letter to ANCA-Nevada activist Razmig Libarian,
    the Senate leader reported that he had recently written to Secretary
    Clinton to pass along the concerns of his state's citizens of Armenian
    heritage, and to encourage her to meet directly with the national
    leadership of the Armenian American community regarding the state of
    Turkey-Armenia relations.

    In his letter to Secretary Clinton, dated October 30, 2009, Senator
    Reid wrote: "I am sure you are aware that this agreement has raised
    concerns in the Armenian community inside the United States. I have
    received many letters from Nevadans who do not support the creation
    of an international commission to examine the historical record
    on the genocide and who believe that the agreements are unfair to
    Armenia. (I have included a sample letter below). Given the serious
    nature of the community's concerns, I felt it was important to raise
    them directly with you. The commission is particularly sensitive to
    the Armenian-American community since the Armenian genocide has never
    been recognized by Turkey."

    Despite the high profile of Armenia-Turkey ties in the Obama-Biden
    Administration's foreign policy agenda, neither President Obama
    nor Secretary Clinton has met with the Armenian-American community
    leadership.
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