Rep. Frank Pallone
Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) blasted the United Nations General Assembly president Abdulla Shahid for “capitulating” to Turkey, when he removed a tweet after visiting Dzidzernagapert last week while visiting Armenia.
Shahid tweeted about his visit to the Armenian Gencocide Memorial Complex last week, but deleted the post reportedly after receiving a complaint from the Turkish foreign ministry.
“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 General Assembly President] Abdulla Shahid was wrong for deleting his tweet and capitulating to pressure from Turkey,” Pallone wrote in a Twitter post on Tuesday.
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