CONGRESSMEN SCHIFF AND RADANOVICH WELCOME GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
News.Am
Oct 23 2009
Armenia
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomes the position
of U.S. Congressmen Adam Schiff and George Radanovich in support of
recently introduced resolution to Senate on Armenian Genocide by Bob
Menendez and John Ensign, ANCA website reads.
"In a joint statement issued earlier today, Reps. Schiff and Radanovich
noted: "We commend our colleagues in the Senate for their prudence in
introducing this vital resolution. The facts are clear and there is
no question that the acts of the Ottoman Empire almost a century ago
resulted in the systematic elimination of 1.5 million Armenians. The
United States has a moral obligation to recognize the heinous acts
of genocide and all human rights abuses that have occurred–without
that recognition we are doomed to repeat the atrocities of the past."
Both resolutions call on U.S. President to ensure that U.S. foreign
policy reflects appropriate understanding and related to "human rights,
ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record
relating to the Armenian Genocide."
"We join with Congressman Schiff and Radanovich in welcoming the
introduction of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. Senate by
Robert Menendez and John Ensign, and look forward, in the coming days,
to working with leaders and legislators in both houses of Congress
toward the timely adoption of this human rights measure," said Aram
Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA.