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John Evans: The Armenian Genocide should be recognized by this Congress
ArmRadio.am
27.03.2007 17:54
Armenian Assembly Board of Trustees Members Lisa Kalustian and Richard
Mushegain, along with Executive Director Bryan Ardouny and Community
Relations Director Narine Zardarian, attended the University of
Southern California (USC), Institute of Armenian Studies Second
Anniversary Gala Banquet in honor of former US Ambassador to Armenia
John M. Evans.
In his remarks, Ambassador Evans said he found it unusual that anyone
`even a former government official ` should be honored for simply
speaking the truth. In 2005, Evans publicly declared that `the
Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the Twentieth Century.'
`I knew what I was doing and knew it might have consequences for my
career,' he explained. `The decision was wholly mine. No one put me up
to it. I stand by it. I have taken responsibility for it, paid a price
for it.'
`One country's official policy of denying the Armenian Genocide
interferes with the process of seeking the truth; other countries'
policies of going along with denial do not serve the truth. Instead
what we have seen is the horrific murder of Hrant Dink forty days
ago,' he continued.
`The Armenian Genocide should be recognized as such by this Congress,'
Evans added.
ArmRadio.am
27.03.2007 17:54
Armenian Assembly Board of Trustees Members Lisa Kalustian and Richard
Mushegain, along with Executive Director Bryan Ardouny and Community
Relations Director Narine Zardarian, attended the University of
Southern California (USC), Institute of Armenian Studies Second
Anniversary Gala Banquet in honor of former US Ambassador to Armenia
John M. Evans.
In his remarks, Ambassador Evans said he found it unusual that anyone
`even a former government official ` should be honored for simply
speaking the truth. In 2005, Evans publicly declared that `the
Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the Twentieth Century.'
`I knew what I was doing and knew it might have consequences for my
career,' he explained. `The decision was wholly mine. No one put me up
to it. I stand by it. I have taken responsibility for it, paid a price
for it.'
`One country's official policy of denying the Armenian Genocide
interferes with the process of seeking the truth; other countries'
policies of going along with denial do not serve the truth. Instead
what we have seen is the horrific murder of Hrant Dink forty days
ago,' he continued.
`The Armenian Genocide should be recognized as such by this Congress,'
Evans added.