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ANCA: GROWING NUMBER OF US REPS DEMAND RETURN OF ARMENIAN CHURCHES
Tert.am
17.12.11
A growing number of Members of the House of Representatives have
praised the passage this week of a landmark resolution calling upon
Turkey to return the Christian church properties it stole through
genocide, and to end its repression of the surviving members of the
vast Christian civilizations that oncerepresented a majority in the
territory of the present-day Republic of Turkey, reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).
Following the December 13th adoption of H.Res.306, Members of Congress
including Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Michael Grimm
(R-NY), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Robert Dold (R-IL) and Joseph Crowley
have added their voices to the call for expanded religious freedom in
Turkey. The measure, spearheaded by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) and Howard
Berman (D-CA) was scheduled for House consideration by House Majority
Leader Eric Cantor, with the support of Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(R-FL) and Ranking Member Berman, of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
House Members speaking in support of the measure on the evening of the
vote included Representatives Royce, Berman, Congressional Armenian
Genocide Resolution lead cosponsor Adam Schiff (D-CA), Congressional
Armenian Caucus CoChair Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA)
and Eliot Engel (D-NY). The measure was adopted by voice vote.
House Members spotlighted Turkey's decades of repression of the
Christian communities within modern-day Turkey's borders, with many
urging the Turkish government to recognize the genocide against the
Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, and Syriac communities which served as
the basis for confiscation of the vast majority of Christian churches.
From: Baghdasarian
Tert.am
17.12.11
A growing number of Members of the House of Representatives have
praised the passage this week of a landmark resolution calling upon
Turkey to return the Christian church properties it stole through
genocide, and to end its repression of the surviving members of the
vast Christian civilizations that oncerepresented a majority in the
territory of the present-day Republic of Turkey, reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).
Following the December 13th adoption of H.Res.306, Members of Congress
including Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Michael Grimm
(R-NY), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Robert Dold (R-IL) and Joseph Crowley
have added their voices to the call for expanded religious freedom in
Turkey. The measure, spearheaded by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) and Howard
Berman (D-CA) was scheduled for House consideration by House Majority
Leader Eric Cantor, with the support of Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(R-FL) and Ranking Member Berman, of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
House Members speaking in support of the measure on the evening of the
vote included Representatives Royce, Berman, Congressional Armenian
Genocide Resolution lead cosponsor Adam Schiff (D-CA), Congressional
Armenian Caucus CoChair Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA)
and Eliot Engel (D-NY). The measure was adopted by voice vote.
House Members spotlighted Turkey's decades of repression of the
Christian communities within modern-day Turkey's borders, with many
urging the Turkish government to recognize the genocide against the
Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, and Syriac communities which served as
the basis for confiscation of the vast majority of Christian churches.
From: Baghdasarian