ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF ILLINOIS ACTIVISTS MET WITH CONGRESSMAN JESSE JACKSON
DeFacto Agency, Armenia
June 28 2007
Armenian National Committee of Illinois (ANC-IL) activists recently
met with Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.(D-IL-2nd Dist) to discuss
a range of issues of concern to the Armenian American community,
including his steadfast support for Armenian Genocide reaffirmation
(H.Res.106) and his leadership in ensuring high levels of foreign
aid to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh.
A seven-term Congressman, elected in December, 1995, Rep. Jackson is an
influential member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign
Operations, which drafts the annual foreign aid bill. A tireless
human rights advocate, he has been instrumental in raising awareness
and working to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Rep. Jackson has
also been a member of the Armenian Caucus since 1999.
Ari Killian, Chairperson ANC of Illinois, asked the Congressman
to continue to ensure parity in military funding to Armenia and
Azerbaijan, and economic assistance of $75 million to Armenia and $10
million to Nagorno-Karabagh. Following the meeting Killian stated:
"The Armenian American community in Illinois is appreciative of the
Congressman’s continued support of our issues, and we are confident
that he will be supportive of increased levels of assistance to
Armenia."