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U.S. STATE DEPT. CONDEMNS GENOCIDE, YET FAILS TO PRONOUNCE THE TERM
April 15, 2015 - 13:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Department of State condemned the mass
killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in early 20th century, yet
failing once again to recognize them as genocide.
"The President and other senior Administration officials have
repeatedly acknowledged as historical fact and mourned the fact that
1.5 million Armenians were massacred or marched to their deaths in the
final days of the Ottoman Empire, and stated that a full, frank, and
just acknowledgement of the facts is in all our interests, including
Turkey's, Armenia's and America's," the acting spokesperson, Marie
Harf, said at the daily press briefing on Tuesday, April 14, when
asked to comment on Pope Francis's statement characterizing the
massacres as the first genocide of the 20th century.
She further refused to comment on Ankara's recalling the ambassador to
the Vatican following the Pope's remarks or Barack Obama's 2008
campaign promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/190679/
April 15, 2015 - 13:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The U.S. Department of State condemned the mass
killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in early 20th century, yet
failing once again to recognize them as genocide.
"The President and other senior Administration officials have
repeatedly acknowledged as historical fact and mourned the fact that
1.5 million Armenians were massacred or marched to their deaths in the
final days of the Ottoman Empire, and stated that a full, frank, and
just acknowledgement of the facts is in all our interests, including
Turkey's, Armenia's and America's," the acting spokesperson, Marie
Harf, said at the daily press briefing on Tuesday, April 14, when
asked to comment on Pope Francis's statement characterizing the
massacres as the first genocide of the 20th century.
She further refused to comment on Ankara's recalling the ambassador to
the Vatican following the Pope's remarks or Barack Obama's 2008
campaign promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/190679/