FRESNO EVENTS COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
11:18 22.04.2013
The 98th anniversary of the Armenian genocide will be remembered this
week in Fresno with a series of events, including a visit by a former
U.S. ambassador to Armenia who spoke out about the genocide.
Evans will be the keynote speaker for Tuesday’s memorial commemorating
the 98th anniversary of the Armenian genocide at the Pilgrim Armenian
Congressional Church, the Fresno Bee informs.
Evans, a career foreign service officer, was recalled from his
ambassador’s posting in Armenia before the end of his planned
three-year assignment. He retired from the foreign service 18 months
after his genocide remarks.
“The fact that the subject was treated as taboo meant that it could
not even be discussed,” he said. “That had to change, even if it cost
me my job.”
Evans continues to speak out about the genocide and calls for everyone
to face the hard issues of history and be understanding. “I believe the
failure of the world to deal with the issue has continuing deleterious
consequences,” he said.
From: Baghdasarian
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