NANCY PELOSI COMMEMORATES THE 94TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanArmenian News
April 25 2009
Armenia
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today to commemorate the
94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide:
"Today, we commemorate the 94th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
and pay tribute to the victims and survivors. We know from their
testimony and historical records that the Armenian genocide was
conceived and carried out by the rulers of the Ottoman Empire from
1915 to 1923.
"It is estimated that more than 1.5 million Armenian men, women and
children were killed and more than two million others were expelled
from their homeland. International observers and diplomats to the
Ottoman Empire, including U.S. Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, watched
a nightmare unfurl and provided detailed accounts about ‘a campaign
of race extermination.’
"It is long past time for the U.S. Government to formally recognize the
Armenian Genocide. If we ignore history then we are destined to repeat
the mistakes of the past. The genocides in Rwanda and Darfur remind
us that we must do more to prevent this from ever happening again.
"On this anniversary, we must remember the victims and survivors of
the Armenian Genocide. We must also provide the leadership to ensure
that this human tragedy is not repeated."