REP. PALLONE CONDEMNS AMB. EVANS FIRING

Yerkir
29.05.2006 15:06

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – In a May 25th statement on the House floor,
Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) forcefully condemned the
Administration for forcing Amb. Evans to vacate his post for publicly
affirming the Armenian Genocide, reported Armenian National Committee
of America (ANCA).

He voiced his “fear that the Government of Turkey may have played a
role in this unfortunate event. We must not allow a third party to
interfere in U.S. diplomacy and refrain from declaring the truth in
order to promote relations with Turkey.”

Congressman Pallone noted that he has yet to receive an explanation
from the State Department, despite having written a letter to the
Secretary more than two months ago requesting a thorough description
of the reasons behind the Ambassador’s recall.

He closed by expressing his “hope that the newly-appointed
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, Richard Hoagland, will not play the
word games of the White House, and comply with Turkey’s campaign of
genocidal denial.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress