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March 14, 2015 Saturday
Washington: SPEECH OF HON. DAVID N. CICILLINE OF RHODE ISLAND IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015
Washington
The Library of Congress, The Government of USA has issued the following Speech:
Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, this week we commemorate the 27th
Anniversary of the horrific Sumgait Pogroms. On February 27, 1988
organized mobs of Azerbaijanis aimed at killing and driving Armenian
Christians living in Sumgait from their homes. Police allowed the
pogroms to go on for 3 days, during which Armenians were burned alive
and thrown from windows.
The Sumgait massacre is a black mark on history and sadly, this event
sparked further violence as Armenians would be targeted less than 9
months later in Kirovbad and again in Baku in 1990.
The Azerbaijani Government has shamefully continued to undermine
prospects for a lasting peace in the Southern Caucuses, recently they
were reported violating the ceasefire and killing several Armenian
soldiers on the border.
>From the earliest days of its formation, the people of Nagorno
Karabakh have fought and died for their independence and held open and
transparent elections, a tradition of democracy that the United States
should honor and respect.
As we reflect on these horrific outbreaks of ethnic violence, I join
with Armenians in Rhode Island, and across the world in remembering
these victims and renewing our commitment to justice, independence and
finding lasting peace.
From: A. Papazian
March 14, 2015 Saturday
Washington: SPEECH OF HON. DAVID N. CICILLINE OF RHODE ISLAND IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015
Washington
The Library of Congress, The Government of USA has issued the following Speech:
Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, this week we commemorate the 27th
Anniversary of the horrific Sumgait Pogroms. On February 27, 1988
organized mobs of Azerbaijanis aimed at killing and driving Armenian
Christians living in Sumgait from their homes. Police allowed the
pogroms to go on for 3 days, during which Armenians were burned alive
and thrown from windows.
The Sumgait massacre is a black mark on history and sadly, this event
sparked further violence as Armenians would be targeted less than 9
months later in Kirovbad and again in Baku in 1990.
The Azerbaijani Government has shamefully continued to undermine
prospects for a lasting peace in the Southern Caucuses, recently they
were reported violating the ceasefire and killing several Armenian
soldiers on the border.
>From the earliest days of its formation, the people of Nagorno
Karabakh have fought and died for their independence and held open and
transparent elections, a tradition of democracy that the United States
should honor and respect.
As we reflect on these horrific outbreaks of ethnic violence, I join
with Armenians in Rhode Island, and across the world in remembering
these victims and renewing our commitment to justice, independence and
finding lasting peace.
From: A. Papazian