AAA: U.S. PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS IS PART OF SHAMELESS GENOCIDE DENIAL CAMPAIGN

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.04.2007 17:18 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In his annual April 24th statement commemorating
the Armenian Genocide, President Bush characterized the events that
began on this date in 1915 as "one of the greatest tragedies of the
20th century" and honored the memory of the 1.5 million "victims of
mass killings and forced exile" but failed to properly acknowledge
the incontestable fact of the Armenian Genocide, the statement of the
Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) says. "President Bush’s statement
fails to take into account the shameless campaign of denial and
distortion," Assembly Board of Trustees Chairman Hirair Hovnanian
stated. "In memory of our parents, and grandparents who perished
during that time, we will make sure that the Armenian Genocide is
universally affirmed. Despite the attempts of the deniers of the
Genocide, the truth will prevail," he underlined.

The statement also ignores the political assassination of Hrant Dink,
who was prosecuted under Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code for
"insulting Turkishness" by speaking the truth. Hrant Dink was murdered
in broad daylight and became the latest victim of the Armenian Genocide
and the consequence of its denial.