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AMERICAN ARMENIANS WANT TO BLOCK SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR TURKEY IN TRIBAL TRADE DEALS
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Nov 17 2011
Armenia
Armenian and Hellenic Americans from across the United States are
calling on members of the House Natural Resources Committee to vote
against legislation that would, if adopted as introduced, create
special trade advantages for Turkey in its dealings with Indian Tribes,
reported the Armenian National Committee of America.
This trade measure is set to be "marked-up" along with a series
of other bills on Thursday. An ANCA action alert calls on Members
of this panel to oppose H.R.2362 based on a number of criteria,
including the following three points:
- The U.S. Congress should not extend special economic benefits
particularly in relation to Indian Tribes - to a country that remains
an unrepentant perpetrator of genocide against millions of its
own indigenous minorities, including Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians,
and others.
- The U.S. Congress should not reward Turkey when it is blockading
Armenia, threatening Cyprus, antagonizing Israel, attacking its
own Kurdish population, and increasingly undermining U.S. regional
priorities.
- The U.S. Congress should not risk violating our nation's other
trade agreements by putting Turkey at the head of the line, ahead of
other countries that have been reliable and friendly allies of the
United States.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
Nov 17 2011
Armenia
Armenian and Hellenic Americans from across the United States are
calling on members of the House Natural Resources Committee to vote
against legislation that would, if adopted as introduced, create
special trade advantages for Turkey in its dealings with Indian Tribes,
reported the Armenian National Committee of America.
This trade measure is set to be "marked-up" along with a series
of other bills on Thursday. An ANCA action alert calls on Members
of this panel to oppose H.R.2362 based on a number of criteria,
including the following three points:
- The U.S. Congress should not extend special economic benefits
particularly in relation to Indian Tribes - to a country that remains
an unrepentant perpetrator of genocide against millions of its
own indigenous minorities, including Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians,
and others.
- The U.S. Congress should not reward Turkey when it is blockading
Armenia, threatening Cyprus, antagonizing Israel, attacking its
own Kurdish population, and increasingly undermining U.S. regional
priorities.
- The U.S. Congress should not risk violating our nation's other
trade agreements by putting Turkey at the head of the line, ahead of
other countries that have been reliable and friendly allies of the
United States.
From: Baghdasarian