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HILLARY CLINTON: AS PRESIDENT, I WILL RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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Friday, January 27, 13:11
Senator Hillary Clinton made a Statement on the U.S.-Armenia
Relationship overnight sayng that alone among the Presidential
candidates, she has been a longstanding supporter of the Armenian
Genocide Resolution.
"I have been a co-sponsor of the Resolution since 2002, and I support
adoption of this legislation by both Houses of Congress. I believe the
horrible events perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians
constitute a clear case of genocide. I have twice written to President
Bush calling on him to refer to the Armenian Genocide in his annual
commemorative statement and, as President, I will recognize the
Armenian Genocide. Our common morality and our nation's credibility
as a voice for human rights challenge us to ensure that the Armenian
Genocide be recognized and remembered by the Congress and the President
of the United State," she said.
It is noteworthy that presidential election in the USA is scheduled
for Nov 2012. During their campaigns most of the previous presidents
of the U.S., including Clinton's husband John Clinton, pledged to
recognize the Armenian Genocide if elected. However, soon after
they were elected, they refused their promises motivating it with
inexpediency, while in reality, they just did not want to deteriorate
relations with Turkey.
ITAR-TASS reports that Hillary Clinton told the Department of
Foreign Affairs that the U.S. will never follow France's example when
commenting on the French Senate resolution criminalizing the denial
of the Armenian Genocide. ":One of our great strengths is we do
not criminalize speech. People can say nearly anything they choose,
and they do, in our country. And so other countries, including close
friends and allies like France, have different standards, different
histories, but we are, I hope, never going to go down that path to
criminalize speech," explained the Secretary of State.
arminfo
Friday, January 27, 13:11
Senator Hillary Clinton made a Statement on the U.S.-Armenia
Relationship overnight sayng that alone among the Presidential
candidates, she has been a longstanding supporter of the Armenian
Genocide Resolution.
"I have been a co-sponsor of the Resolution since 2002, and I support
adoption of this legislation by both Houses of Congress. I believe the
horrible events perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians
constitute a clear case of genocide. I have twice written to President
Bush calling on him to refer to the Armenian Genocide in his annual
commemorative statement and, as President, I will recognize the
Armenian Genocide. Our common morality and our nation's credibility
as a voice for human rights challenge us to ensure that the Armenian
Genocide be recognized and remembered by the Congress and the President
of the United State," she said.
It is noteworthy that presidential election in the USA is scheduled
for Nov 2012. During their campaigns most of the previous presidents
of the U.S., including Clinton's husband John Clinton, pledged to
recognize the Armenian Genocide if elected. However, soon after
they were elected, they refused their promises motivating it with
inexpediency, while in reality, they just did not want to deteriorate
relations with Turkey.
ITAR-TASS reports that Hillary Clinton told the Department of
Foreign Affairs that the U.S. will never follow France's example when
commenting on the French Senate resolution criminalizing the denial
of the Armenian Genocide. ":One of our great strengths is we do
not criminalize speech. People can say nearly anything they choose,
and they do, in our country. And so other countries, including close
friends and allies like France, have different standards, different
histories, but we are, I hope, never going to go down that path to
criminalize speech," explained the Secretary of State.