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US REPRESENTATIVES PRESS SECRETARY CLINTON ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, TURKEY'S RETURN OF CHURCHES, AID TO JAVAKHK
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March 01, 2012 | 11:30
WASHINGTON, DC. - During testimony before two key U.S. House Committees
today, Secretary Clinton was pressed on a range of concerns to
Armenian Americans, including, most prominently, her recent remarks
misrepresenting the Armenian Genocide, as well as calls for Turkey's
return of confiscated Christian churches, the Administration's proposed
19% reduction in aid to Armenia, and efforts to focus U.S.
assistance to the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
House Democrats Adam Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), David
Cicilline (D-RI), Jesse Jackson (D-IL) and Steve Rothman (D-NJ) each
used a portion of their limited questioning time to focus Clinton's
attention on key issues, with some responses offered during the
hearing and others to be submitted in written form at a later date.
Additional House Members may be submitting written questions on
community concerns in the upcoming days.
"We would like to thank Representative Schiff for pressing the
Secretary to explain her recent remarks on the Armenian Genocide,
and to express our appreciation to Congressmen Sherman, Cicilline,
Jackson and Rothman for taking the lead in raising key community
concerns with Secretary Clinton today," stated ANCA Executive Director
Aram Hamparian. "Greater clarity on the Obama Administration's policy
of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey's return of churches, and foreign
aid policies toward the Caucasus are all very meaningful for Armenian
American voters, as we prepare to go to the polls this November."
news.am
March 01, 2012 | 11:30
WASHINGTON, DC. - During testimony before two key U.S. House Committees
today, Secretary Clinton was pressed on a range of concerns to
Armenian Americans, including, most prominently, her recent remarks
misrepresenting the Armenian Genocide, as well as calls for Turkey's
return of confiscated Christian churches, the Administration's proposed
19% reduction in aid to Armenia, and efforts to focus U.S.
assistance to the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
House Democrats Adam Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), David
Cicilline (D-RI), Jesse Jackson (D-IL) and Steve Rothman (D-NJ) each
used a portion of their limited questioning time to focus Clinton's
attention on key issues, with some responses offered during the
hearing and others to be submitted in written form at a later date.
Additional House Members may be submitting written questions on
community concerns in the upcoming days.
"We would like to thank Representative Schiff for pressing the
Secretary to explain her recent remarks on the Armenian Genocide,
and to express our appreciation to Congressmen Sherman, Cicilline,
Jackson and Rothman for taking the lead in raising key community
concerns with Secretary Clinton today," stated ANCA Executive Director
Aram Hamparian. "Greater clarity on the Obama Administration's policy
of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey's return of churches, and foreign
aid policies toward the Caucasus are all very meaningful for Armenian
American voters, as we prepare to go to the polls this November."