US ARMENIANS SUPPORT BARACK OBAMA AMONG CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENCY

Azeri Press Agency
Jan 31 2008
Azerbaijan

US Armenian National Committee decided to support Barack Obama in
the preliminary elections held inside democrats, APA US Bureau reports.

The committee chiefs stated it in the press conference they held in
the office in California state.

The strongest organization of Armenian Diaspora explained their
supporting senator elected from Illinois state with several reasons.

They said that they support firstly Obama’s resolution 106 envisaging
recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide. The second is that
senator has sent official letter of protest to President George
Bush on sacking US ambassador to Armenia John Evans who recognized
"Armenian genocide". Moreover, Obama officially stated that if he
is elected President he will recognize 1915 events as genocide. The
black-skin candidate said that he will try to eliminate "blockade
which Azerbaijan and Turkey applied against Armenia" and solve
Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the principles of democracy and
defining self-determination. Armenian National Committee sounded
several accusations against Bush government. They accused President
of impeding adoption of the recognition of the so-called genocide
in Congress, freezing amendment 907, supporting Baku-Ceyhan project
which bypasses Armenia, trying to include official Armenia to the
row of countries supporting terror and reducing military-humanitarian
assistance rendered to Armenia from year to year.