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US-ARMENIAN COMMUNITY TO BACK JOHN HEFFERN IN CASE NO UNPLEASANT SURPRISES AVAILABLE IN HIS RESPONSES
ARMENPRESS
August 10, 2011
YEREVAN
The Armenian community to US will back the candidacy of John Heffern,
President Obama's nominee as US Ambassador to Armenia, in case
there are no "unpleasant surprises" in his responses to the written
queries by senators, according to Harut Sassounian, editor-in-chief
of California Courier newspaper.
The Senate will most probably discuss the ambassador's responses in
September. "We know that the ambassador may not determine the US
state policy on the Armenian Genocide, as it is the competence of
the president, therefore we understand why he does not use the term
of "genocide". Nonetheless, in case additional statements, casting
doubt on the fact of the Armenian Genocide, will be available in his
answers, we will be against and some additional impediments will be
caused for the approval of his candidacy," Harut Sassounian said.
He says John Heffern has not cooperated with Turkish lobby
organizations, yet he was an assistant to a US senator, whose activity
was anti-Armenian. However "this fact should not impact on Heffern's
stance."
Harut Sassounian reminded that former Ambassador to Armenia Marie
Yovanovitch did not utter the word "Armenian Genocide". "We do not
expect that the new US ambassador will use words that contradict
the US state policy, we just expect him not to deny the fact of the
Genocide," Harut Sassounian said.
From: Baghdasarian
ARMENPRESS
August 10, 2011
YEREVAN
The Armenian community to US will back the candidacy of John Heffern,
President Obama's nominee as US Ambassador to Armenia, in case
there are no "unpleasant surprises" in his responses to the written
queries by senators, according to Harut Sassounian, editor-in-chief
of California Courier newspaper.
The Senate will most probably discuss the ambassador's responses in
September. "We know that the ambassador may not determine the US
state policy on the Armenian Genocide, as it is the competence of
the president, therefore we understand why he does not use the term
of "genocide". Nonetheless, in case additional statements, casting
doubt on the fact of the Armenian Genocide, will be available in his
answers, we will be against and some additional impediments will be
caused for the approval of his candidacy," Harut Sassounian said.
He says John Heffern has not cooperated with Turkish lobby
organizations, yet he was an assistant to a US senator, whose activity
was anti-Armenian. However "this fact should not impact on Heffern's
stance."
Harut Sassounian reminded that former Ambassador to Armenia Marie
Yovanovitch did not utter the word "Armenian Genocide". "We do not
expect that the new US ambassador will use words that contradict
the US state policy, we just expect him not to deny the fact of the
Genocide," Harut Sassounian said.
From: Baghdasarian