Ali Garh Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 SENATORS MENENDEZ AND ENSIGN INTRODUCE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION Renew Senate Drive for U.S. Condemnation of Crime against Humanity WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomed the introduction today of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. Senate by Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and John Ensign (R-NV). The measure is similar to legislation in the U.S. House, H.Res.252, introduced earlier this year by Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), George Radanovich (R-CA), and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL). This measure already has over 130 cosponsors. In introducing the measure, Sen. Menendez noted, “Only when history’s darkest hours are acknowledged and understood can we truly learn from them and build a peaceful future upon those lessons. One and a half million Armenians experienced Hell on Earth, and to sweep their plight under the rug is to insult their memories and their descendants. It is long past time that our nation help set the historical record straight and provide a foundation of understanding that helps prevent future atrocities.” Senator Ensign explained, “It is inconceivable that after so many years the international community has yet to affirm that the deportation, expropriation, abduction, torture, massacre and starvation of the Armenian people was genocide. By joining together and affirming that genocide was committed on the Armenian people, we send a strong message to the international community that we will not turn a blind eye to the crimes of the past simply because they are in the past.” “On behalf of all Armenian Americans, we thank Senators Menendez and Ensign for their tireless leadership in moving America toward a full and proper commemoration and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “This legislation, in seeking to end U.S. silence in the face of Turkey’s denial of this crime, not only honors the past, but also, very powerfully, helps make Armenia and all the world safer from future genocides.” Earlier this month, Senator Menendez had spoken out about the importance of international affirmation of the Armenian Genocide, and condemned provisions in the Turkey-Armenia protocols, which would create a historical commission as “frankly absurd” and an “insult to the Armenian people.” He went on to note, “It is time that Turkey recognizes it [the Armenian Genocide] and accepts it. It is time that the world acknowledges this fact of history and moves on towards a viable peace that honors the true history of the Armenian people.” His complete remarks, delivered at an event supporting the efforts of the ANCA Eastern Region can be viewed at: < The resolution introduced today calls upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide." The resolution includes extensive findings from past U.S. hearings, resolutions and Presidential statements on the Armenian Genocide from 1916 through the present, as well as references to statements by international bodies and organizations. дерзай Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ali Garh Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Moves in Congress?: Politicians, analysts view growing support for Genocide bill in US in light of Armenia-Turkey protocols The news about seven more members of US Congress adding their support to the Armenian Genocide resolution has been construed differently by the political parties in Armenia divided over the current rapprochement with Turkey. Last Friday, the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA), an influential Washington-based Armenian lobbying group, announced that “since the protocols to establish diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey were announced in August, the Armenian Genocide resolution, H. Res. 252, has garnered an additional seven cosponsors, which brings the total number of supporters to 134.” The Assembly was among several Diaspora organizations that voiced their support for the policy of normalizing ties with Turkey pursued by Armenia’s current administration and also welcomed the signing of the protocols as a positive development. Critics of the protocols, both in Armenia and across its worldwide Diaspora, on the contrary, have argued that several key provisions in the protocols will halt the push for the international affirmation of World War I-era killings of more than 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide. Giro Manoyan, director of the International Secretariat of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) Bureau in Yerevan, told ArmeniaNow that by this step the congressmen in fact have pronounced against the protocols. And Armen Ayvazyan, director of the Ararat center for strategic research, says that this process in US Congress has been going on for three decades now. “But there the legislature is not as important as the executive. The Armenian lobby clearly fails in its work with the executive authorities. They also should conduct work in the legal plain,” Ayvazyan tells ArmeniaNow. AAA Congressional Relations Associate Bianka Dodov said the Assembly welcomes the support of Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-CA); Elton Gallegly (R-CA); Darrell Issa (R-CA); Steve Israel (D-NY); John Hall (D-NY); Laura Richardson (D-CA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA). “We look forward to continuing to work with Congress on this important human rights initiative,” added AAA Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. “U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide should not be held hostage to normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey.” Head of the Polit-economy research center Andranik Tevanyan compares the latest move by the seven US congressmen to cosponsor the resolution with a “swan song”. “It will be all the same. The process of the international recognition of the genocide will stop after the signing of the protocols,” Tevanyan tells ArmeniaNow. Meanwhile, the spokesman for the pro-establishment Prosperous Armenia party positively evaluates this move. “This proves that the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols has also served as an impetus for such a step,” says Prosperous Armenia’s Baghdasar Mheryan. In a recent article the New York Times wrote about the support of AAA, along with other Diaspora Armenian organizations, for President Serzh Sargsyan’s effort to normalize ties with Turkey. The paper, at the same time, wrote that the organization continues to consider the international recognition of the Genocide as its main mission. Meanwhile, according to the Turkish daily Hurriyet, democrat Robert Wexler, co-chair of the Turkish friendship group in the U.S. House of Representatives, has declared he will soon give up his mandate. The Turkish paper speculates that the Turkish lobby will get weaker after the resignation of Wexler, who has been one of the staunchest opponents of the Armenian Genocide resolution in Congress. дерзай Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zinvor Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Moves in Congress?: Politicians, analysts view growing support for Genocide bill in US in light of Armenia-Turkey protocols The news about seven more members of US Congress adding their support to the Armenian Genocide resolution has been construed differently by the political parties in Armenia divided over the current rapprochement with Turkey. Last Friday, the Armenian Assembly of America (AAA), an influential Washington-based Armenian lobbying group, announced that "since the protocols to establish diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey were announced in August, the Armenian Genocide resolution, H. Res. 252, has garnered an additional seven cosponsors, which brings the total number of supporters to 134." The Assembly was among several Diaspora organizations that voiced their support for the policy of normalizing ties with Turkey pursued by Armenia's current administration and also welcomed the signing of the protocols as a positive development. Critics of the protocols, both in Armenia and across its worldwide Diaspora, on the contrary, have argued that several key provisions in the protocols will halt the push for the international affirmation of World War I-era killings of more than 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide. Giro Manoyan, director of the International Secretariat of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) Bureau in Yerevan, told ArmeniaNow that by this step the congressmen in fact have pronounced against the protocols. And Armen Ayvazyan, director of the Ararat center for strategic research, says that this process in US Congress has been going on for three decades now. "But there the legislature is not as important as the executive. The Armenian lobby clearly fails in its work with the executive authorities. They also should conduct work in the legal plain," Ayvazyan tells ArmeniaNow. AAA Congressional Relations Associate Bianka Dodov said the Assembly welcomes the support of Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-CA); Elton Gallegly (R-CA); Darrell Issa (R-CA); Steve Israel (D-NY); John Hall (D-NY); Laura Richardson (D-CA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA). "We look forward to continuing to work with Congress on this important human rights initiative," added AAA Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. "U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide should not be held hostage to normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey." Head of the Polit-economy research center Andranik Tevanyan compares the latest move by the seven US congressmen to cosponsor the resolution with a "swan song". "It will be all the same. The process of the international recognition of the genocide will stop after the signing of the protocols," Tevanyan tells ArmeniaNow. Meanwhile, the spokesman for the pro-establishment Prosperous Armenia party positively evaluates this move. "This proves that the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols has also served as an impetus for such a step," says Prosperous Armenia's Baghdasar Mheryan. In a recent article the New York Times wrote about the support of AAA, along with other Diaspora Armenian organizations, for President Serzh Sargsyan's effort to normalize ties with Turkey. The paper, at the same time, wrote that the organization continues to consider the international recognition of the Genocide as its main mission. Meanwhile, according to the Turkish daily Hurriyet, democrat Robert Wexler, co-chair of the Turkish friendship group in the U.S. House of Representatives, has declared he will soon give up his mandate. The Turkish paper speculates that the Turkish lobby will get weaker after the resignation of Wexler, who has been one of the staunchest opponents of the Armenian Genocide resolution in Congress. дерзайХорошо что такие позорные вещи ты выставляешь на английском.Позорные не по смыслу текста,а по смыслу Задуманного.Эт инч хайтарак банэрен анум айт спюрка-hай датаканнеры. Зная 100% провал,ОНИ вносят вопрос.....................Цель ведь ЯСНАЯ!Заставить под страхом резолюции, турок ратифицировать то что НУЖНО амерам но при этом ОДНИ делают вид что СТРЕМЯТСЯ принять,а вторые делают вид что ОТКАЗЫВАЮТСЯ ратифицировать. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ali Garh Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Так эта резолюция и есть поджопник толчок туркам шоб муму не тянули с ратификацией. Ведь в мире вторых таких как они чемпионов по вор хахцнелю нет. И потом Барак Али-Бабаевич Обама в разговоре с Абдулой „Андатровый Шабка" Гюлем дал понять что амеры ожидают безпроблемного завершения процесса, кхе, премирения между двумя народами. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorec Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Так эта резолюция и есть поджопник толчок туркам шоб муму не тянули с ратификацией. Ведь в мире вторых таких как они чемпионов по вор хахцнелю нет. И потом Барак Али-Бабаевич Обама в разговоре с Абдулой „Андатровый Шабка" Гюлем дал понять что амеры ожидают безпроблемного завершения процесса, кхе, премирения между двумя народами. Барак Али БАМович еще до конца не понял с кем связался, он думает,что его в Труции понимают. Алтайцы человеческого языка не понимают, им нужно все вталкивать через код Пен гаген . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zinvor Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Барак Али БАМович еще до конца не понял с кем связался, он думает,что его в Труции понимают. Алтайцы человеческого языка не понимают, им нужно все вталкивать через код Пен гаген .Ты хотел сказать Попен-Гаген? -Хорошо что не сказал,это хулиганское слово ...........Ну а вообще касаясь под-писей,то ЯСНО даже младенцу что идет НЕприкрытая от простых глаз прямая и откровенная политика БЕЗ дипломатических выражений и стеснений. МНЕ просто СЕБЯ жалко,потому что ПОНИМАЮ,но терплю,а терплю потому что надеюсь,а надеюсь,потому что всё касаемое проклятых армян делается Открыто и Жестоко и Я уже привык,что Сумгаитская труба не только для водопровода но и для моей задницы и также и резолюции,они имеют ПОЛЬЗУ когда касаются принятия ГЕНОЦИДА в Руанде в 1986 годув ООН ,но в тоже время НЕ вредят МНЕ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorec Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ты хотел сказать Попен-Гаген? -Хорошо что не сказал,это хулиганское слово ...........Ну а вообще касаясь под-писей,то ЯСНО даже младенцу что идет НЕприкрытая от простых глаз прямая и откровенная политика БЕЗ дипломатических выражений и стеснений. МНЕ просто СЕБЯ жалко,потому что ПОНИМАЮ,но терплю,а терплю потому что надеюсь,а надеюсь,потому что всё касаемое проклятых армян делается Открыто и Жестоко и Я уже привык,что Сумгаитская труба не только для водопровода но и для моей задницы и также и резолюции,они имеют ПОЛЬЗУ когда касаются принятия ГЕНОЦИДА в Руанде в 1986 годув ООН ,но в тоже время НЕ вредят МНЕ! Да ты прав,все что нас касается,все делается именно через вышеуказанный город. Если же дело коснется Руанды,Косово или Джибутти,то понятное дело весь ООН,во главе с США встанет на защиту угнетенных. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zinvor Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Да ты прав,все что нас касается,все делается именно через вышеуказанный город. Если же дело коснется Руанды,Косово или Джибутти,то понятное дело весь ООН,во главе с США встанет на защиту угнетенных. Ара значит АРМЯНЕ угнетелели да!4 резолюции ООН касающиеся нарушенной целкости мехрибан и вокруг неё это факт ........... Идёт мужик и широко раскидывает руки.Тут навстречу ему Сержик идёт и останавился и спрашивает:Ара Рачик эт ты чё руки в стороны размахиваешь ходишь?ачик отвечает,ара я спортсмен да и мускулы не дают руки вместе держать! Тогда Сержик возмущённо говорит: Ара а я ёбр,но я же когда хожу то такое движение не делаю! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ali Garh Posted October 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Turkish ambassador: Armenian resolution in US Senate unfortunate Turkish Ambassador to the United States Nabi Şensoy has characterized as an “unfortunate development” the introduction of a resolution in the US Senate seeking the recognition of Armenian genocide allegations regarding incidents that took place in 1915, which include the alleged forceful migration of Anatolian Armenians. Responding to a question by the Voice of America (VOA) Turkish Service concerning the submission of a resolution to the US Senate requesting the US administration to recognize Armenian claims, Şensoy indicated that it was an unexpected development. "It is extremely wrong and unfortunate to introduce such a thing to the Senate in the immediate aftermath of the protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia. I hope it will not make much progress," he said. When he was reminded of US President Barack Obama's stance regarding the Armenian allegations that the Ottoman Empire had conducted systematic genocide targeting Anatolian Armenians, Ambassador Şensoy noted that Obama did not make any mention of them in his April 24 speech. "We were hoping that Obama, like previous presidents, would not use the word ‘genocide' in his April 24 speech, and this what happened," he said, adding that he did not think that "Obama will use such a ‘controversial' phrase, given that the two sides have made an agreement and declared that they will deal specifically with this issue in some way or other." Şensoy also answered a question about the US's stance regarding Turkish-Azerbaijani relations. "We believe in the first place that it would be extremely beneficial to divert Turkish-Armenian relations into a new channel with these protocols, thereby starting diplomatic relations between the two countries, followed by the opening of the common border and the start of an exchange between them. We think that this will prove useful not only to the bilateral relationship between Turkey and Armenia, but also in terms of making positive contributions to the peace, stability and security in the South Caucasus, especially in the region rife with ‘frozen problems.' In this respect, our expectation is that this will not have any negative impact on the bilateral relations between ‘two states with one nation,' i.e., Turkey and Azerbaijan. We have already made this clear with statements made by authorities at the highest level. Turkey can never be expected to launch or support any move that will not be in favor of our Azerbaijani sisters and brothers. Thus, our Azerbaijani sisters and brothers can rest assured that we will always continue to keep their interests a priority at all times," he said. Ambassador Şensoy further expressed his belief that the problems which may appear between Turkey and the US from time to time in the form of resolution will be overcome. дерзай Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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