ANCA CHAIRMAN SENDS A LETTER TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

ArmRadio.am
13.03.2007 13:13

Chairman of the Armenian National committee of Americ Ken Hachikian
has sent a letter to the editor of "The Wall Street Journal," printed
March 12, 2007, exposing earlier misleading assertions by former US
Ambassador to Turkey Mark Parris regarding Congressional reaffirmation
of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian National committee of America
(ANCA) reports.

The letter reads in part: "In his March 3 editorial-page commentary
"Don’t Go Cold on Turkey," former US Ambassador to Turkey Mark Parris
opposes US recognition of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. His
main contention is that this will result in a "train wreck" with an
important, long-standing American ally.

Amb. Parris and the other opponents of honestly recognizing this crime
are once again crying wolf. "Train wrecks" were loudly but falsely
predicted before President Reagan’s 1981 public affirmation of the
Armenian genocide, the 1984 designation by the House of April 24 as
a day for its remembrance, as well as before the amendments passed
by the House in 1996 and 2004 restricting US aid to Turkey based on
its denial of this crime against humanity.

Despite threats of retribution, Turkey has taken only token steps
against the European Parliament, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Belgium, Argentina, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden,
Switzerland and other states and international bodies that have
recognized the Armenian genocide," ANCA Chairman wrote in the letter.