CONGRESSMAN KING REAFFIRMED HISTORICAL FACT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE FOR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
PanARMENIAN.Net
26.04.2008 14:16 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Congressman Peter King (R-NY-3) reaffirmed the
historical fact of the Armenian Genocide in remarks offered for the
Congressional Record on Thursday, April 24, 2008 reported the Armenian
National Committee of New York (ANC of NY).
Speaking at the meeting, Cong. King told the delegation of Armenian
community leaders that he has always known that the events of 1915
constituted genocide, and pledged to include such language in a
statement to be offered for the Congressional Record.
In his remarks, he stated: "Today I rise to mark the anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide which began on this date ninety-three years
ago. From 1915-1923 the Ottoman Empire carried out the deportation
of approximately 2 million Armenian men, women, and children from
their homeland of which 1.5 million were killed. And to this day,
neither the Ottoman nor Turkish governments have been held to account
for their involvement."