THE BEST DEFENSE AGAINST ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIALS IS TO SIMPLY STATE THE TRUTH

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.03.2007 16:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Turkish government’s aim is to use opening of
the Holy Cross Church on Akhtamar island- a sacred Armenian religious
site – as a public relations tactic to mislead international
public opinion," Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
Executive Director Aram Hamparian stated during an interview to the
PanARMENIAN.Net journalist. In particular he said it concerns genocide
denial campaign, ongoing destruction of Armenian cultural heritage,
blockade of Armenia, and other anti-Armenian policies. Answering the
question what ANCA does in opposing the Turkish-Jewish lobbying in
the United States, Aram Hamparian stated, "Our best defense against
any groups opposed to Armenian Genocide recognition is to simply
state the truth – the thoroughly documented and universally available
documentation of the Armenian Genocide."

At the same time he said now is exactly the right time to pass this
resolution on recognizing the Armenian Genocide. "The recent brutal
assassination in Istanbul of noted journalist Hrant Dink, who was
killed for simply speaking about the Armenian Genocide, underscores
the urgent need for the U.S. to take a principled stand against the
escalation of Turkey’s campaign of official denial and intolerance,"
Aram Hamparian stressed.