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PRESS RELEASE

April 6, 2009
Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
Tel: (202) 775-1918

OBAMA MISSES OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE PLEDGE

WASHINGTON, DC – Armenian National Committee of America Executive
Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement following
President Obama’s remarks before the Turkish Parliament.

"In his remarks today in Ankara, President Obama missed a valuable
opportunity to honor his public pledge to recognize the Armenian
Genocide.

The President’s willingness to raise his commitment to recognizing
the Armenian Genocide, even indirectly, in his remarks before the
Turkish Parliament represents a step in the right direction, but
far short of the clear promise he made as a candidate that he
would, as President, fully and unequivocally recognize this crime
against humanity. We expect that the President will, during
Genocide Prevention Month this April, stand by his word, signaling
to the world that America’s commitment to the cause of genocide
prevention will never again be held hostage to pressures from a
foreign government."

To read Pres. Obama’s record on the Armenian Genocide, visit:
ian_Genocide.pdf

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Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
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