| ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian was invited to the Al Jazeera English studios in Washington DC this evening for a live interview on the January 23rd French Senate votewhich criminalized genocide denial in that country. Hamparian did a live skype interview on Russia's #1 English language news station RT just hours ago on the same topic. The Armenian American perspective on the vote has served as an important part of overall international news coverage of the French Senate decision. In a statement issued immediately after the French Senate vote, Hamparian noted: "Today's courageous vote by the French Senate shines the spotlight across the Atlantic, on American policymakers, who, for far too long, have let Ankara block US recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The growing international pressure on Turkey and, closer to home, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by 42 US states, highlight that President Obama, who promised as a candidate to recognize the Armenian Genocide, has allowed a foreign country to impose a gag-rule on US recognition of this crime against humanity. We mark this occasion by urging President Obama to honor his pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide and by calling on the US House leadership to allow a vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.304." |
