Decision of US Federal Appeals Court - defeat for all mankind

PanARMENIAN.Net - US Federal Appeals Court's decision prohibiting decedents of Armenian Genocide victims to sue foreign insurance companies for unpaid claims is a disgrace, Arpi Vardanyan, AAA Regional Director for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, told a press conference in Yerevan. "Even though US Administration has not officially recognized the fact of Armenian Genocide, that doesn't mean separate states in America have not condemned and acknowledged such atrocity against humankind. George Bush and Barack Obama have not pronounced the phrase 'Armenian Genocide', but President Ronald Reagan did recognize the fact. Schoolchildren in US are taught about the first genocide of the XX century, and 43 states have applied to US Administration with a claim to declare April 24 an Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day," AA Regional Director stated, adding that those facts were not reflected in Appellate Court's decision which focused only on one side of reality.



"I don't know to what extent Turkish lobby affected the decision, but one thing I can say for sure: such decision cannot be viewed as Turkish organizations' victory and Armenian lobby's defeat," Arpi Vardanyan said. A decision prohibiting descendents of Genocide victims to sue insurance companies is a defeat for all mankind, she finds. "Denial policy by world's governments today will lead to negation of other Genocides tomorrow," AAA regional Director stressed.



On August 20, US Federal Court ruled that descendents of Armenian Genocide victims cannot sue foreign insurance companies for unpaid claims since US Government doesn't officially recognize that an Armenian Genocide occurred.