COMMEMORATION EVENT OF VICTIMS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN U.S. CONGRESS

ARMENPRESS
APRIL 23, 2010
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS: A traditional event on commemoration
of the victims of the Armenian Genocide was held on April 21 in the
building of the U.S. Congress under the auspices of the Armenian
Caucus of the U.S. Congress, Armenian Embassy in Washington and
American-Armenian NGOs.

Armenian Foreign Affairs Ministry press service told Armenpress that
the event was conducted by co-chairs of the Armenian Caucus, members
of the House of Representatives Frank Pallone and Marc Kirk. In their
speeches all the congressmen attached importance to the necessity
of recognition of the Armenian genocide not only for Armenian, but
especially for Turkish and American peoples.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi noted that 23
years ago, since becoming a member of the Congress she has carried
on an uninterrupted struggle for making true the adoption of the
Armenian Genocide resolution and is ready to continue the struggle
till the justice wins. She said that the recognition of the genocide
will help Turkey to reassess its history, to turn over that bloody
page and to build an up-to-date country.

Armenian Ambassador to the USA Tatul Margaryan said that the regulation
process of Armenian-Turkish relations has become a unique touchstone
for Turkey to newly reflect on the past of its country for the sake
of the peaceful future. According to him, the events showed the
whole international community that Turkey does not have the necessary
political will and resoluteness and continues to stay the captive of
its denial policy.

Referring to the process of recognition of the Armenian Genocide,
the ambassador noted that the Armenian-Turkish process cannot take
place at the price of the international recognition of the Armenian
Genocide. In its turn the process of recognition of the Armenian
Genocide, in which Armenia will continue to be consistent, will only
promote the regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations.

Steny Hoyer, majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives,
several dozen representatives of the Armenian Caucus, members of the
Senate, the primates of the Armenian Apostolic Church, people who
have survived the genocide, nearly 400 representatives of Armenian
communities arrived from different U.S. states, including groups of
pupils from New York and New Jersey were present at the event.