CONGRESSMEN DEMAND FROM PRESIDENT BUSH TO RECOGNIZE GENOCIDE
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 20 2007
WASHINGTON, APRIL 20, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Co-Chairmen of the
Congress Armenian Caucus Frank Pallone and Joe Knollenberg addressed
a letter to President George Bush, demanding to recognize the 1915
massacres as the Armenian Genocide in his memory statement on April 24.
The President mentioned in his annual memory speech of the last year
that "the happened was a tragedy against the whole mankind, and we and
the whole world must never forget it," but he again avoided using the
"genocide" word.
The Co-Chairmen in their letter called on President Bush to recognize
the ferocities committed against the Armenian people as a genocide,
particularly by stating: "The United States must never allow that
the crimes committed against the mankind are forgotten without being
remembered and punished," In addition, the letter emphasized devotion
of the United States to prevention of future genocides, repeating
that: "it is necessary to pay tribute of respect to memory of those
who suffered and never forget the past."