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Aug 22 2012
Armenian Americans reach out to parties
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
by Ümit Enginsoy
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has called on both
Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Governor
Mitt Romney to outline their views on issues of special concern to
Armenian American voters, and to hold a formal meeting with the
community's leadership prior to the November elections, the group has
said.
In a letter sent last week to Obama, ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian said
the president's `failure to consult personally' with representatives
of his Armenian American constituents in addition to breaching a
previous campaign pledge to recognize the `Armenian genocide' was
`unhealthy for both American democracy and U.S. diplomacy.'
The ANCA's letter to governor Romney, similarly, called upon the
Republican nominee to spell out his views on Armenian American issues
and to meet personally with the leadership of the Armenian American
community. The ANCA also asked Armenian voters to send their views on
Obama and Romney in e-mails messages.
Obama angered the Armenian American community when he broke his
promise to recognize the `Armenian genocide.' Romney has not openly
announced his views on the matter, but Paul Ryan, his
vice-presidential candidate, has supported pro-Armenian moves in the
House of Representatives over the past couple of years.
Armenian Americans call the deaths of their kinsmen in the Ottoman
Empire at the end of World War I `genocide,' while Turkey claims the
number of Armenian deaths is much smaller, with victims including many
Turks and Muslims as well.
August/22/2012
Aug 22 2012
Armenian Americans reach out to parties
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
by Ümit Enginsoy
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has called on both
Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Governor
Mitt Romney to outline their views on issues of special concern to
Armenian American voters, and to hold a formal meeting with the
community's leadership prior to the November elections, the group has
said.
In a letter sent last week to Obama, ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian said
the president's `failure to consult personally' with representatives
of his Armenian American constituents in addition to breaching a
previous campaign pledge to recognize the `Armenian genocide' was
`unhealthy for both American democracy and U.S. diplomacy.'
The ANCA's letter to governor Romney, similarly, called upon the
Republican nominee to spell out his views on Armenian American issues
and to meet personally with the leadership of the Armenian American
community. The ANCA also asked Armenian voters to send their views on
Obama and Romney in e-mails messages.
Obama angered the Armenian American community when he broke his
promise to recognize the `Armenian genocide.' Romney has not openly
announced his views on the matter, but Paul Ryan, his
vice-presidential candidate, has supported pro-Armenian moves in the
House of Representatives over the past couple of years.
Armenian Americans call the deaths of their kinsmen in the Ottoman
Empire at the end of World War I `genocide,' while Turkey claims the
number of Armenian deaths is much smaller, with victims including many
Turks and Muslims as well.
August/22/2012