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    Rep. Schiff and Councilman Garcetti join Armenian American Community
    Leaders At ANCA press conference

    armradio.am
    01.02.2008 10:09

    Some fifty reporters and community leaders gathered at the Armenian
    National Committee of America (ANCA Western Region headquarters
    yesterday for a press conference announcing the ANCA endorsement of
    Sen. Barack Obama in the Democratic Presidential primary.

    Speakers at the press conference included Obama supporters, Rep. Adam
    Schiff (D-CA, 29th district), Los Angeles City Council President Eric
    Garcetti, ANCA National Board member Raffi Hamparian and Armenians for
    Obama Chairwoman Nora Hovsepian. Each outlined Sen. Obama's proven
    record and commitment to bringing about meaningful change in U.S.
    governance and commitment to Armenian American concerns.

    "Today, we endorse an individual, a senator, a leader'a purveyor of
    hope'who can change the tone, tenor, and policies in Washington, DC.
    We, as an organization, believe that Barack Obama is the individual to
    get this job done," explained ANCA National Board Member Raffi
    Hamparian. Hovsepian concurred noting that, "Barack Obama, on the key
    issues of importance to our community, has adopted very favorable
    positions. Whether it is recognition of the Armenian Genocide, aid to
    Armenia, or self-determination and independence for Karabagh, on all of
    these issues, Barack Obama is with us."

    Hamparian and Hovsepian went on to cite Sen. Obama's strong statement
    on U.S.-Armenia relations, issued on January 19th, where he outlined
    his strong support for the passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution
    currently before Congress and his commitment to promoting Armenia's
    security "by seeking an end to the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades."

    House Armenian Genocide Resolution lead sponsor, Rep. Adam Schiff
    (D-CA), noting that successive U.S. presidents have reneged on campaign
    pledges to properly characterize the Armenian Genocide, stated "I think
    we have in Senator Obama a person of impeccable principle. I am
    confident that the commitments he makes are the commitments he keeps."
    In his January 19th statement, Sen. Obama had stated, "As a senator, I
    strongly support passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106
    and S.Res.106), and as President I will recognize the Armenian
    Genocide."

    Councilman Garcetti echoed these sentiments, noting that, "His [Sen.
    Obama's] principles are not just ones that he trots out when it's
    convenient. It's very easy for someone to say pro-Armenian things in
    front of an Armenian group, but he [Obama] went to Azerbaijan, where,
    in Azerbaijan, he said that it was time to end the blockades; and there
    he also said it was time for Turks to recognize the Genocide. It speaks
    volumes about the sort of leader he will be, the sort of diplomat he
    will be, and the sort of president he will be."
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