RADANOVICH HAILS US CONGRESS PASSING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

Pan Armenian News
20.09.2005 03:40

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today
praised the House International Relations Committee for passing a
resolution he sponsored reaffirming the United States’ record on the
Armenian Genocide.

The resolution was approved by a vote of 40-7. “The U.S. National
Archives is replete with thousands of pages documenting the
premeditated extermination of the Armenian people,” Congressman
Radanovich said. “As the Armenia Genocide was being committed, the
United States launched an unprecedented diplomatic, political, and
humanitarian struggle to end the carnage and protect the survivors,” he
said. “I appreciate the bipartisan support for this resolution, which
properly acknowledges the Armenian Genocide, reaffirms the proud and
groundbreaking chapter in U.S. history to halt the Genocide, and renews
our commitment to preventing other occurrences of man’s inhumanity
to man.” Congressman Radanovich introduced the legislation, House
Resolution 316, with Congressmen Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Frank Pallone
(D-NJ) and Adam Schiff (D-CA). House Resolution 316 has the support of
140 cosponsors. “On behalf of the Armenian Assembly of America and the
pan-Armenian community, we commend Congressman Radanovich,” said Aram
Hamparian, Executive Director, Armenian National Committee of America.

“Congressman Radanovich has been a tremendously powerful voice for
Armenian Genocide reaffirmation for over 10 years,” he emphasized. As
Hamparian stated, “We look forward to building on the Committee’s
action and to working with all members of Congress to secure a
full floor vote on Armenian Genocide legislation at the earliest
opportunity.”