ANCA HAS LEGAL RIGHT TO PUT UP CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.11.2006 15:30 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
is one of the American grassroots organizations that has a legal right
to put up candidates for the legislative bodies, ARF Bureau’s Hay Dat
and Political Office Director Kiro Manoian told a news conference in
Yerevan today. In his words, at the recent election to the House of
Representatives the Armenian community supported about 50 nominees.

"Armenians endorsed not only Democrats but also Republicans. 1/3 of
the total number of ‘our’ candidates were Republicans and 2/3 were
Democrats. In California we supported both nominees for the post
of Governor since both Arnold Schwarzenegger and his opponent enjoy
deep respect of the Californian Armenians. Before the election the
ANCA provided the candidates with booklets containing information on
Armenian problems, specifically the Armenian Genocide recognition,
assistance to Nagorno Karabakh, the Armenian-American economic
cooperation, parity in military aid to Armenia and Azerbaijan,
construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway," Manoian said.

He also remarked that the American Armenians are aware that the
U.S. foreign policy is targeted at Turkey rather than at resolution
of the Armenian problems.

"However one should not forget that the U.S. Congress has recognized
the starvation in Ukraine as genocide.

It also recognized the genocide in Rwanda and Darfur.

We are hopeful that the Democrats will open the agenda of the newly
elected Congress with the item of the Armenian Genocide recognition. Of
course, we may go phut if the President refuses to sign the document
at the final stage. But this doesn’t mean that we should sit around
twiddling thumbs. We should activate works in this direction," Kiro
Manoian underscored.
From: Baghdasarian