Pallone and Knollenberg urged President Bush to reaffirm U.S. record on Armenian GenocideApril 18, 2007 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI), for sending a letter today, urging President George W. Bush to reaffirm the United States' record on the Armenian Genocide in his upcoming April 24th commemorative statement, the Armenian Assembly of America reports.Last year in his annual commemorative speech, the President noted that it was a "tragedy for all humanity and one that we and the world must never forget," but he has repeatedly failed to use the word genocide when referencing the tragic killings of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915-1923 by the Ottoman Turks. In their letter, the Co-Chairs encouraged the President to recognize the atrocities committed against the Armenian people as genocide stating in part: "The United States must never allow crimes against humanity to pass without remembrance and condemnation." In addition the letter emphasizes the importance of the U.S. commitment to prevent future occurrences of genocide, reiterating that "it is imperative that we pay tribute to the memory of others who have suffered and to never forget the past." This year, Armenians across the world will commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On Capitol Hill, Pallone and Knollenberg, in conjunction with the Armenian Embassy and Armenian-American organizations, will be spearheading an April 24th event. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |