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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2007
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918

ANCA MARKS PONTIAN GREEK GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY

— Joins with Assyrian and Greek Communities
in Seeking Justice for Turkey’s Genocidal Crimes

WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
joins with Pontian Greeks – and all Hellenes around the world – in
commemorating May 19th, the international day of remembrance for
the genocide initiated by the Ottoman Empire and continued by
Kemalist Turkey against the historic Greek population of Pontus
along the southeastern coast of the Black Sea.

"We join with the Hellenic American community in solemn remembrance
of the Pontian Genocide, and in reaffirming our determination to
work together with all the victims of Turkey’s atrocities to secure
full recognition and justice for these crimes," said Aram
Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA.

The Ottoman Empire, under the cover of World War I, undertook a
systematic and deliberate effort to eliminate its minority
Christian populations. This genocidal campaign resulted in the
death and deportation of well over 2,000,000 Armenians, Assyrians,
and Greeks.

The Pontian Genocide has been formally acknowledged by Greece and
Cyprus and, within the United States, by the states of New York,
New Jersey, Florida, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
and Illinois, among others.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress