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April 24, 2013 Wednesday 12:18 AM EST
Bennet Statement on Remembrance Day of Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON
The office of Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., issued the following
news release:
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement
regarding the April 24 Remembrance Day of the Armenian Genocide. The
genocide took place between 1915 and 1923 at the end of the Ottoman
Empire:
"Nearly a century after the tragedy that befell the Armenian people in
the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, we pause to reflect on the
catastrophic loss of life and systematic killing and displacement of
an unthinkable number of innocent civilians," said Bennet. "We stand
with the Armenian people in remembrance of this genocide and reaffirm
our commitment to ensuring that such a tragedy will never happen
again."
April 24, 2013 Wednesday 12:18 AM EST
Bennet Statement on Remembrance Day of Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON
The office of Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., issued the following
news release:
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement
regarding the April 24 Remembrance Day of the Armenian Genocide. The
genocide took place between 1915 and 1923 at the end of the Ottoman
Empire:
"Nearly a century after the tragedy that befell the Armenian people in
the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, we pause to reflect on the
catastrophic loss of life and systematic killing and displacement of
an unthinkable number of innocent civilians," said Bennet. "We stand
with the Armenian people in remembrance of this genocide and reaffirm
our commitment to ensuring that such a tragedy will never happen
again."