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ANCA Calls for White House Meeting between President and Armenian
American Leadership
arminfo
Saturday, January 19, 15:13
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), in its
congratulations message on the occasion of Barack Obama's second
inauguration, called upon the President to "reset" his relationship
with Armenian Americans with a pre-April 24th policy-level meeting
with the community's broad-based leadership, ANCA's website says.
"We are writing to congratulate you on your reelection as President of
the United States, to welcome your inauguration, and, on behalf of our
nation's two million Americans of Armenian heritage, to reaffirm our
interest in working with your Administration to align U.S. policy with
the principles and priorities that you brought to the White House,"
began the letter to the President. ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian went on
to cite the importance of a community leadership meeting with the
President, which would "provide a first opportunity for our leadership
to hear from you personally about your perspectives and policies, and
to explore areas of future cooperation."
Earlier the ANCA also launched a community webmail campaign asking
President Obama, quite simply, "when will you honor your pledge to
recognize the Armenian Genocide?" Reminding the President of his
strong record of affirming the historical truth regarding the Armenian
Genocide during his years in the Senate, the online campaign notes,
"Armenia and all the world are less safe today as a result of the
terrible precedent of a genocide committed with impunity." It goes on
to state that "there is still time, as early as this coming April
24th, to honor your commitment and put America on the rightside of
this fundamental issue of humanity and human rights."
American Leadership
arminfo
Saturday, January 19, 15:13
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), in its
congratulations message on the occasion of Barack Obama's second
inauguration, called upon the President to "reset" his relationship
with Armenian Americans with a pre-April 24th policy-level meeting
with the community's broad-based leadership, ANCA's website says.
"We are writing to congratulate you on your reelection as President of
the United States, to welcome your inauguration, and, on behalf of our
nation's two million Americans of Armenian heritage, to reaffirm our
interest in working with your Administration to align U.S. policy with
the principles and priorities that you brought to the White House,"
began the letter to the President. ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian went on
to cite the importance of a community leadership meeting with the
President, which would "provide a first opportunity for our leadership
to hear from you personally about your perspectives and policies, and
to explore areas of future cooperation."
Earlier the ANCA also launched a community webmail campaign asking
President Obama, quite simply, "when will you honor your pledge to
recognize the Armenian Genocide?" Reminding the President of his
strong record of affirming the historical truth regarding the Armenian
Genocide during his years in the Senate, the online campaign notes,
"Armenia and all the world are less safe today as a result of the
terrible precedent of a genocide committed with impunity." It goes on
to state that "there is still time, as early as this coming April
24th, to honor your commitment and put America on the rightside of
this fundamental issue of humanity and human rights."