MEMBERS OF THE ANC-PAC MET WITH CONGRESSMAN THADDEUS MCCOTTER

PanARMENIAN.Net
31.10.2009 13:00 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Members of the Armenian National Committee –
Political Action Committee (ANC-PAC) met with Congressman Thaddeus
McCotter in Los Angeles, California to discuss foreign policy issues
important to the Armenian American community.

The centerpiece of the discussion was the Turkish-Armenian protocols,
Armenian Genocide recognition and President Obama’s failure to honor
the memories of the victims of the Genocide.

"Despite campaign promises to officially recognize the Genocide,
the Administration has failed to deliver on its commitment," said
McCotter. "Further, this Administration has worked with Turkey in
pressuring Armenia into accepting an allegedly neutral historical
commission to determine the facts surrounding the Armenian Genocide.

Importantly, the United States should never support efforts to question
the veracity of the Armenian Genocide, a crime that U.S.

diplomats risked their lives to document."

"Turkey must end its blockade of Armenia without imposing preconditions
and end its genocide denial campaign," continued McCotter. "To
demonstrate its good intentions, Turkey should refrain from issuing
official statements which attempt to link the settlement of the
Azerbaijan/Nagorno Karabakh conflict to diplomatic normalization
with Armenia."

Rep. McCotter has been a strong supporter and vocal on Armenian
issues. He has been a Member of the Armenian Caucus since his election
to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. He is currently a
co-sponsor of H. Res 252- Affirmation of the U.S. Record on the
Armenian Genocide Resolution.