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Astvatsaturian Turcotte Discusses Azerbaijani Aggression with Sen. King
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/03/01/astvatsaturian-turcotte-discusses-azerbaijani-aggression-with-sen-king/
March 1, 2013
PORTLAND, Maine - Baku pogroms survivor Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte
discussed her family's narrow escape from Azerbaijani aggression and
the need for expanded U.S. support for the development of the Republic
of Nagorno Karabagh (NKR) with newly elected U.S. Senator Angus King
(I-Maine) during a meeting at his Augusta offices, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region.
(L-R) Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte with Sen. Angus King and her
husband, John Turcotte, at the Senator's district office in Augusta.
Astvatsaturian Turcotte, an accomplished lawyer and author, shared a
copy of her recently published family memoire, Nowhere: A Story of
Exile, with the Senator and his staff. The heart-wrenching story, told
through her diary entries, documents the harrowing details of
organized terror against Armenians in Baku, her life as a refugee, and
her struggle to find herself, all against the backdrop of the collapse
of the Soviet Union. Surviving the atrocities, Astvatsaturian Turcotte
immigrated to the U.S. in 1992, and became a U.S. citizen in 1997.
Last December, at a Capitol Hill event the ANCA helped organize,
Astvatsaturian Turcotte spoke passionately about the anti-Armenian
massacres that began in 1988 and the ongoing intolerance faced by the
few Armenians left in Azerbaijan - powerful reasons to continue the
fight for justice and self-determination for the people of Artsakh
(Karabagh). `The reality of today and the last 24 years since 1988 is
that Armenians there are no safer under Azeri rule than we were in
Baku,' she explained. `The anti-Armenian rhetoric and propaganda
plagues its policies. Artsakh Armenians could and should never be
subjected to the Azeri government.' To watch her complete remarks on
Capitol Hill, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhVPeFyS5RQ.
`We applaud the work of Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, who embodies the
grassroots nature of our cause and has taken initiative to work on the
critical issues of interest to our community,' said Michelle Hagopian,
the executive director of the ANCA Eastern Region. `We look forward to
similar discussions with legislators throughout the Eastern U.S. to
expand U.S. support for economic and democratic development of
Artsakh.'
Sen. King was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2012. He
currently serves on the Armed Services, Budget, and Rules and
Administration Committees, as well as on the Select Committee on
Intelligence.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/03/01/astvatsaturian-turcotte-discusses-azerbaijani-aggression-with-sen-king/
March 1, 2013
PORTLAND, Maine - Baku pogroms survivor Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte
discussed her family's narrow escape from Azerbaijani aggression and
the need for expanded U.S. support for the development of the Republic
of Nagorno Karabagh (NKR) with newly elected U.S. Senator Angus King
(I-Maine) during a meeting at his Augusta offices, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern Region.
(L-R) Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte with Sen. Angus King and her
husband, John Turcotte, at the Senator's district office in Augusta.
Astvatsaturian Turcotte, an accomplished lawyer and author, shared a
copy of her recently published family memoire, Nowhere: A Story of
Exile, with the Senator and his staff. The heart-wrenching story, told
through her diary entries, documents the harrowing details of
organized terror against Armenians in Baku, her life as a refugee, and
her struggle to find herself, all against the backdrop of the collapse
of the Soviet Union. Surviving the atrocities, Astvatsaturian Turcotte
immigrated to the U.S. in 1992, and became a U.S. citizen in 1997.
Last December, at a Capitol Hill event the ANCA helped organize,
Astvatsaturian Turcotte spoke passionately about the anti-Armenian
massacres that began in 1988 and the ongoing intolerance faced by the
few Armenians left in Azerbaijan - powerful reasons to continue the
fight for justice and self-determination for the people of Artsakh
(Karabagh). `The reality of today and the last 24 years since 1988 is
that Armenians there are no safer under Azeri rule than we were in
Baku,' she explained. `The anti-Armenian rhetoric and propaganda
plagues its policies. Artsakh Armenians could and should never be
subjected to the Azeri government.' To watch her complete remarks on
Capitol Hill, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhVPeFyS5RQ.
`We applaud the work of Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, who embodies the
grassroots nature of our cause and has taken initiative to work on the
critical issues of interest to our community,' said Michelle Hagopian,
the executive director of the ANCA Eastern Region. `We look forward to
similar discussions with legislators throughout the Eastern U.S. to
expand U.S. support for economic and democratic development of
Artsakh.'
Sen. King was first elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2012. He
currently serves on the Armed Services, Budget, and Rules and
Administration Committees, as well as on the Select Committee on
Intelligence.
From: A. Papazian