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ARMENIAN AMERICANS URGE OBAMA TO FULFILL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE
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February 06, 2012 | 12:07
Members of Congress and the Armenian Assembly expressed strong
concerns regarding Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks on
the Armenian Genocide at a town hall meeting last week, reported the
Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly).
In a dear colleague letter circulated today, Congressmen Adam Schiff
and Robert Dold, sponsors of the Armenian Genocide resolution,
urged Members to join them in sending a letter to Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton calling on the Secretary to "disavow her ill-considered
statement."
Expressing surprise and dismay about Secretary Hillary Clinton's
recent remarks on the Armenian Genocide, the Assembly sent a letter
to President Barack Obama requesting swift action.
"Secretary Clinton's response is untenable and requires immediate
remedy. Mr. President now is the time to fulfill your campaign promise
and unequivocally affirm the Armenian Genocide," the Assembly wrote
in its letter.
"There is no debate about the historical fact of the Armenian
Genocide," Reps. Schiff and Dold told the Assembly.
"Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide and
worked tirelessly toward the adoption of the United Nations Convention
on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, invoked
the Armenian experience as a prime example of genocide," continued
Schiff and Dold.
"We welcome this bi-partisan initiative to set the record straight,"
stated Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. "We urge human
rights activists from across the country to make sure that their
Member of Congress signs this important letter to Secretary Clinton,"
added Ardouny.
news.am
February 06, 2012 | 12:07
Members of Congress and the Armenian Assembly expressed strong
concerns regarding Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks on
the Armenian Genocide at a town hall meeting last week, reported the
Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly).
In a dear colleague letter circulated today, Congressmen Adam Schiff
and Robert Dold, sponsors of the Armenian Genocide resolution,
urged Members to join them in sending a letter to Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton calling on the Secretary to "disavow her ill-considered
statement."
Expressing surprise and dismay about Secretary Hillary Clinton's
recent remarks on the Armenian Genocide, the Assembly sent a letter
to President Barack Obama requesting swift action.
"Secretary Clinton's response is untenable and requires immediate
remedy. Mr. President now is the time to fulfill your campaign promise
and unequivocally affirm the Armenian Genocide," the Assembly wrote
in its letter.
"There is no debate about the historical fact of the Armenian
Genocide," Reps. Schiff and Dold told the Assembly.
"Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide and
worked tirelessly toward the adoption of the United Nations Convention
on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, invoked
the Armenian experience as a prime example of genocide," continued
Schiff and Dold.
"We welcome this bi-partisan initiative to set the record straight,"
stated Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. "We urge human
rights activists from across the country to make sure that their
Member of Congress signs this important letter to Secretary Clinton,"
added Ardouny.