Frank Pallone critical of UN GA president over deleting tweet about his visit to Armenian genocide memorial

ARMINFO
Armenia – Aug 2 2022
Marianna Mkrtchyan

ArmInfo. U.S. Congress member Frank Pallone has criticized President of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid over deleting a tweet about his visit to the Armenian  genocide memorial in Yerevan. 

"33 countries, including the United States, have formally recognized  the Armenian genocide. The UN should not be complicit in Turkey's  rejection of history. UN_PGA Abdulla Shahid was wrong for deleting  his tweet and capitulating to pressure from Turkey," Mr Pallone  tweeted. 

On Wednesday, Abdulla Shahid visited the Tsitsernakabert memorial to  some 1.5 million Armenians massacred by the Ottoman Turks during the  First World War. He also toured the adjacent Museum-Institute of the  Armenian Genocide.

"Laid a wreath at the Memorial to the Victims of Armenian Genocide,"  Shahid tweeted afterwards.  "Special thanks to Museum-Institute  Director Harutyun Marutian & Hasmik Martirosian for a tour of the  Museum." The post was removed several hours later, Shahid declined  comments.