Rep. Maloney Statement Recognizing 104th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

Emil Lazarian 2019
Office of Rep. Maloney, USA
April 24 2019
Apr 24, 2019 
Press Release

NEW YORK, NY – Today Representative Carolyn B. Maloney issued the following statement honoring the victims of the Armenian Genocide:

“Today we remember the horrific atrocity that began on this day 104 years ago when the Ottoman Empire started its systemic and reprehensible genocide of 1.5 million Armenians.

“In remembering this dark chapter of history, we stand in solidarity with the Armenian community. The Armenian people have courageously borne the burden of this tragedy and defended its existence against deniers seeking to wipe the crimes committed against the Armenian people from the annals of history.

“The only fitting way to honor those who have lost their lives to genocide is to recognize it, remember it and make sure it never happens again. It is time for the U.S. and Turkey to recognize the mass murder of 1.5 million Armenians for what it truly is and officially call it genocide.”


Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS