ANCA: Obama chose to follow Ankara's gag-rule

ANCA: Obama chose to follow Ankara's gag-rule
April 24, 2013 - 17:54 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) responded to President Obama's refusal to honor this pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

"Sadly, President Obama chose today not to lead, but rather to follow Ankara's gag-rule on his Administration's condemnation and commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. His public retreat, under Turkish pressure, comes despite his own pledges to acknowledge this crime and our government's record, dating back more than half a century, of having recognized the Armenian Genocide as a clear case of genocide," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.

"Our President's complicity in Turkey's denial of truth and its ongoing obstruction of justice will not derail our progress toward a truthful, fair, and comprehensive international resolution of Turkey's still unpunished crime against the Armenian nation."

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