CONGRESSMEN CALLED ON U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE TO RECONSIDER AMB. EVANS RECALL

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.06.2006 15:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Four leading Congressional friends of Armenia, George
Radanovich (R-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Congressional Caucus
Co-Chairmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), have
strongly encouraged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to reconsider
the recall of Ambassador John Evans, reported the Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA). In a June 22nd letter, the legislators
noted that "after months of speculation," the recall of Ambassador
Evans "was confirmed when the President nominated Richard Hoagland
to serve as the new United States Ambassador to the Republic of
Armenia on May 23. While there has been no official acknowledgement
that Ambassador Evans removal was a result of his February 2005
statement that the Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the 20th
Century, all evidence points to that conclusion." The Congressional
letter closed with the four legislators expressing their belief that
"the United States must formally recognize the Armenian Genocide,
and we will continue to work towards that goal. Allowing John Evans
to continue as Ambassador to Armenia sends a strong message on the
necessity of Turkish recognition, and will be an important step in
establishing the U.S. position on the Armenian Genocide."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress