PELOSI URGES ARMENIAN GENOCIDERRECOGNITION AT CAPITOL HILL COMMEMORATION
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24.04.2008 13:28
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) attended the Capitol Hill
Armenian Genocide Commemoration event on April 23 and emphasized the
importance of recognizing the Armenian Genocide and paid respect to
the memory of the 1.5 million victims of that crime.
Rep. Pelosi called the committee vote an important passage and said
there was much work to be done.
Pelosi explained that she was attending the Congressional Commemoration
of the Armenian Genocide to pay her respects to the victims of the
Genocide and express sadness for this crime against humanity.
The Speaker said she is often asked why address an issue that
happened decades ago. She said her response to those inquires is
because if we ignore history, we are destined to repeat it. Pelosi
said while she realized that the Genocide happened almost 100 years
ago, Genocides were happening today in Rwanda and Darfur. As long as
genocide exists, she said, we have to make sure that all genocides
are properly recognized and commemorated.
She pledged that she would continue the fight for the recognition of
the Genocide and urged others to follow suit.
The Speaker was joined at the Capitol Hill Commemoration by Democratic
leaders including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Chris
Van Hollen (D-Md.), as well as leaders of the Congressional Armenian
Caucus, including the two Representatives of Armenian ancestry Anna
Eshoo and Jackie Speier.
Prior to the Capitol Hill event, a pre-commemoration gathering
took place organized by the Armenian National Committee of America,
USA-PAC and other Armenian community organizations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
