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U.S. Condemned Bamiyan Buddha Statues Destruction but Keeps Silent on
Armenian Holy Site Desecration

24.03.2006 19:42 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ `For more than three months, the U.S. government did
not utter a single word about this systematic desecration of an
Armenian holy and cultural site,’ Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian stated in an
interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. `During a recent visit to Armenia, a
State Department official responded to questions on this matter during
a press conference by condemning the destruction – but the Department
seems to have done little else. This, of course, stands in stark
contrast to the vocal U.S. outrage over the Taliban’s destruction of
the Bamiyan Buddha statues in 2001,’ he said.

As for the disparity in the U.S. military aid to Armenia and
Azerbaijan, Aram Hapmarian said, `We are working very actively within
the Congressional appropriations process – on both the House and
Senate sides – to see that military aid parity is restored. The key
to this effort is explaining that disparity in favor of Azerbaijan
will embolden Baku to act on its increasingly violent threats against
Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.’