NANCY PELOSI CALLS ON CONGRESSMEN NOT TO REST UNTIL THE ENTIRE U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERLY RECOGNIZES THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Panorama.am
22/04/2010
The US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), a longtime
supporter of Armenian Genocide recognition, stressed the remaining
survivors of this crime challenge the conscience of America during the
annual Armenian Genocide Observance, organized by the Congressional
Armenian Caucus with the support of Armenian American organizations.
According to ANCA, Pelosi welcomed the passage of H.Res.252 by the
Foreign Affairs Committee and called on her colleagues not to rest
until the entire U.S. government properly recognizes this crime
as genocide.
The lead author of H.Res.252, Adam Schiff (D-CA), spoke of his
commitment to secure final adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution
by both houses of Congress and the full recognition of this crime by
both the U.S. government and, ultimately, the government of Turkey
as well.
House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer (D-MD) offered moving comments
about the core issues of conscience at stake in U.S. recognition of
the Armenian Genocide, and called on his colleagues and all Americans
to never stand as mere witnesses to genocide.
Many Congressmen supported the endorsement of the Armenian Genocide
Resolution in their speeches and condemned Turkey’s rejecting policy
over the offense against humanity, carried out by the Ottoman Turkey.
Among the many other notable speeches delivered at the program was
the one given by New Jersey Congressman Steve Rothman (d), who,
in powerful remarks warmly welcomed by the hundreds in attendance,
noted that he has consistently told Turkish leaders that Turkey-U.S.
relations will suffer "until and unless they recognize the genocide
and discuss compensation and reparations with Armenians."
Armenian Ambassador to the US Tatul Margaryan, Nagorno-Karabakh
representative in Washington Robert Avetisyan were attending the
meeting.