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    SCHIFF URGES OBAMA TO PROPERLY RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    April 23, 2010 - 11:54 AMT 06:54 GMT

    In a forcefully worded letter, Armenian Genocide Resolution lead
    sponsor, Congressman Adam Schiff, urged U.S. President Barack Obama
    to stand by his record as a Senator and his pledges as a Presidential
    candidate to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide, reported the
    Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

    "We join with Armenian Americans from across the country in thanking
    Congressman Schiff for his leadership in calling upon President Obama
    to keep his pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide," said ANCA
    Executive Director Aram Hamparian.

    "As we approach April 24th, in the wake of the collapse of the
    Protocols process, it's clear that President Obama faces a stark
    choice: He can honor his commitments and his conscience by properly
    recognizing the Armenian Genocide, or he can remain an accomplice to
    the Turkish government's campaign to deny this crime against humanity,"
    added Hamparian.

    Noting that President Obama did not properly recognize the Armenian
    Genocide in his 2009 April 24th statement because of "possible
    reconciliation between Armenia and Turkey," Rep. Schiff pointed out
    that "this misapprehended the nature of reconciliation, which can
    never find a sound basis in the denial of genocide, or silence when
    confronted by denial."

    He went on to argue that "Linking the process of the protocols to
    the Armenian Genocide resolution actually encourages Turkey to not
    ratify them, since the Turks know that prolonging the process serves
    to provide opponents of the resolution with a continuing excuse to
    delay recognition of the Armenian Genocide."
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