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ANNA G. ESHOO: WITHOUT RECOGNITION AND CONDEMNATION, THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE WILL CONTINUE
armradio.am
29.02.2012 14:39
"February 27th marks the 24th anniversary of a violent and horrific
attack against Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent. The 1988
attacks began in the town of Sumgait in Soviet Azerbaijan Dozens of
Armenians were killed, and hundreds more were wounded. During what even
the Soviet government officially described as a "pogrom"-an organized
massacre of helpless people - Armenian women and children were raped,
and people were set on fire and beaten to death, all while police
stood by," Rep. Anna G. Eshoo stated at the House of Representatives,
reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
"Tragically, the events in Sumgait presaged further pogroms in
Kirovabad in November of 1988 and Baku in January of 1990. This
violence initiated a broader attack against Azerbaijan s Armenian
population, resulting in thousands of deaths. The conflict persists
today, and the Azeri military blockade of the Nagorno- Karabakh
Republic and other aggression sadly continues."
"For me, it is also a very personal remembrance. My own family fled
the slaughter of the Armenian Genocide under the Ottomans, and when
we learned of the massacres against Armenians in 1988, we saw history
repeating itself. These vicious acts of murder targeted at ethnic
groups, must be forcefully condemned whenever and wherever we see
them. Yet 96 years after the slaughter of Armenians the U.S. House of
Representatives has yet to officially recognize the Armenian genocide,"
she said.
"Without our recognition and our forceful condemnation, the cycle of
violence will continue. Today, Christians and other minority groups are
being driven from Iraq by extremists, and the once large and diverse
ethnic communities are being eradicated. Without our attention and
action by the world community, there will be no end to this senseless
violence around the world.
"Today, let us remember the Armenians who lost their lives in
Azerbaijan in 1988, and pray that the world will finally take greater
account of these atrocities and work together. Let us take up the
work that our principles demand of us, standing united against
ethnic violence, discrimination, extremism and brutality, wherever
we find it."
armradio.am
29.02.2012 14:39
"February 27th marks the 24th anniversary of a violent and horrific
attack against Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent. The 1988
attacks began in the town of Sumgait in Soviet Azerbaijan Dozens of
Armenians were killed, and hundreds more were wounded. During what even
the Soviet government officially described as a "pogrom"-an organized
massacre of helpless people - Armenian women and children were raped,
and people were set on fire and beaten to death, all while police
stood by," Rep. Anna G. Eshoo stated at the House of Representatives,
reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
"Tragically, the events in Sumgait presaged further pogroms in
Kirovabad in November of 1988 and Baku in January of 1990. This
violence initiated a broader attack against Azerbaijan s Armenian
population, resulting in thousands of deaths. The conflict persists
today, and the Azeri military blockade of the Nagorno- Karabakh
Republic and other aggression sadly continues."
"For me, it is also a very personal remembrance. My own family fled
the slaughter of the Armenian Genocide under the Ottomans, and when
we learned of the massacres against Armenians in 1988, we saw history
repeating itself. These vicious acts of murder targeted at ethnic
groups, must be forcefully condemned whenever and wherever we see
them. Yet 96 years after the slaughter of Armenians the U.S. House of
Representatives has yet to officially recognize the Armenian genocide,"
she said.
"Without our recognition and our forceful condemnation, the cycle of
violence will continue. Today, Christians and other minority groups are
being driven from Iraq by extremists, and the once large and diverse
ethnic communities are being eradicated. Without our attention and
action by the world community, there will be no end to this senseless
violence around the world.
"Today, let us remember the Armenians who lost their lives in
Azerbaijan in 1988, and pray that the world will finally take greater
account of these atrocities and work together. Let us take up the
work that our principles demand of us, standing united against
ethnic violence, discrimination, extremism and brutality, wherever
we find it."