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    ANCA congratulates President Obama

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/01/19/anca-congratulates-president-obama/
    12:14 19.01.2013


    The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today, in its
    congratulations message on the occasion of Barack Obama's second
    inauguration, called upon the President to `reset' his relationship
    with Armenian Americans with a pre-April 24th policy-level meeting
    with the community's broad-based leadership.

    `We are writing to congratulate you on your reelection as President of
    the United States, to welcome your inauguration, and, on behalf of our
    nation's two million Americans of Armenian heritage, to reaffirm our
    interest in working with your Administration to align U.S. policy with
    the principles and priorities that you brought to the White House,'
    began the letter to the President.

    ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian went on to cite the importance of a
    community leadership meeting with the President, which would `provide
    a first opportunity for our leadership to hear from you personally
    about your perspectives and policies, and to explore areas of future
    cooperation.'

    The full text of the ANCA letter is provided below.

    `Dear Mr. President:

    We are writing to congratulate you on your reelection as President of
    the United States, to welcome your inauguration, and, on behalf of our
    nation's two million Americans of Armenian heritage, to reaffirm our
    interest in working with your Administration to align U.S. policy with
    the principles and priorities that you brought to the White House.

    It is in this spirit of cooperation, and consistent with your pledge
    to actively engage with Armenian American leaders, that we again call
    upon you to invite the broad-based leadership of our community to a
    meeting with you to discuss your Administration's policies on Armenian
    issues. Such a meeting would allow you to hear directly about our
    concerns as well as our expectations for the future. It would also
    provide a first opportunity for our leadership to hear from you
    personally about your perspectives and policies, and to explore areas
    of future cooperation. The absence of such a direct dialogue over the
    past four years, despite the considerable attention you have devoted
    to issues related to Armenia, has, in our estimation, contributed to
    and further compounded the considerable disappointments in terms of
    our community's relationship with our Executive Branch of government.

    In light of your still unmet pledge to recognize the Armenian
    Genocide, and given the approach of the first April 24th of your
    second term in office, we respectfully request, consistent with our
    community letter welcoming your first swearing-in, that you extend an
    invitation to our broad-based community leadership for a meeting in
    March or early April of this year.

    Please accept our appreciation for your consideration of our request,
    and, once again, our congratulations upon your reelection as President
    of the United States of America.'



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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