PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARACK OBAMA CELEBRATES ARMENIAN PEOPLE ON ARMENIA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY
ArmInfo
2008-09-22 16:21:00
ArmInfo. Presidential candidate Barack Obama today joined with
Armenian Americans in celebrating Armenian Independence day in
statement that noted Armenia’s first modern instance of independence
in 1918 and congratulated all Armenians on Armenia’s rebirth in 1991
as an independent state after 70 years of Soviet rule, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
According to the source, Senator Obama has, at several points during
the campaign season, shared his views on Armenian American issues,
including in a statement this April dedicated to the remembrance of
the Armenian Genocide.