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April 24, 2013 Wednesday 6:07 PM EST
PALLONE AND GRIMM LEAD CAPITOL HILL COMMEMORATION OF ANNIVERSARY OF
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND REQUEST CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR REPUBLIC OF
ARMENIA
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Frank G. Pallone, D-N.J. (6th CD), issued
the following news release:
Congressmen and Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian
Issues Frank Pallone Jr. and Michael Grimm observed the 98th
Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with other members of Congress on
Tuesday, April 24, 2013.
Pallone and Grimm, with members of the Congressional Caucus on Armenia
Issues, affirmed their commitment to fight for official Congressional
recognition of the Armenian Genocide and announced a renewed campaign
for membership into the caucus.
"Today is an opportunity for us to remember one and a half million
victims of the Armenian Genocide and to condemn the continued denial
by the Turkish government and our own government's inaction in using
the word genocide to describe these events. It is time for the United
States government to do the right thing, the moral thing and recognize
the Armenian Genocide for just that-genocide. While the wheels of
democracy may move slowly, they continue to move, and I will continue
to fight for issues that are important to the Armenian community."
said Pallone.
"I am proud to join with my colleagues on this somber day in
commemorating the 98th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. So much
of what makes the United States exceptional is our willingness to
unapologetically stand up for justice and human rights throughout the
world. The brutal and systematic killing of hundreds of thousands of
innocent Armenians and the unfortunate refusal on the part of so many
to recognize and atone for this atrocity, necessitates our ceremony
today, and ensures that we remain a nation that unequivocally rejects
hatred and oppression of all kind."
Joined by 23 of their colleagues, the Co-Chairs called for support for
Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh through robust foreign assistance in a
letter this month to the House Appropriations Committee.
From: A. Papazian
April 24, 2013 Wednesday 6:07 PM EST
PALLONE AND GRIMM LEAD CAPITOL HILL COMMEMORATION OF ANNIVERSARY OF
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AND REQUEST CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR REPUBLIC OF
ARMENIA
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Frank G. Pallone, D-N.J. (6th CD), issued
the following news release:
Congressmen and Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian
Issues Frank Pallone Jr. and Michael Grimm observed the 98th
Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with other members of Congress on
Tuesday, April 24, 2013.
Pallone and Grimm, with members of the Congressional Caucus on Armenia
Issues, affirmed their commitment to fight for official Congressional
recognition of the Armenian Genocide and announced a renewed campaign
for membership into the caucus.
"Today is an opportunity for us to remember one and a half million
victims of the Armenian Genocide and to condemn the continued denial
by the Turkish government and our own government's inaction in using
the word genocide to describe these events. It is time for the United
States government to do the right thing, the moral thing and recognize
the Armenian Genocide for just that-genocide. While the wheels of
democracy may move slowly, they continue to move, and I will continue
to fight for issues that are important to the Armenian community."
said Pallone.
"I am proud to join with my colleagues on this somber day in
commemorating the 98th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. So much
of what makes the United States exceptional is our willingness to
unapologetically stand up for justice and human rights throughout the
world. The brutal and systematic killing of hundreds of thousands of
innocent Armenians and the unfortunate refusal on the part of so many
to recognize and atone for this atrocity, necessitates our ceremony
today, and ensures that we remain a nation that unequivocally rejects
hatred and oppression of all kind."
Joined by 23 of their colleagues, the Co-Chairs called for support for
Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh through robust foreign assistance in a
letter this month to the House Appropriations Committee.
From: A. Papazian