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    BRYAN ARDOUNY: HILLARY CLINTON CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED AFFIRMATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    De Facto
    Dec 2, 2008

    YEREVAN, 02.12.08. DE FACTO. U. S. President-elect Barack Obama
    selected Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) to serve as the
    U.S. Secretary of State.

    Commenting on the fact, Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny said,
    in part, "During her tenure in the U.S. Senate, Senator Clinton has
    consistently supported affirmation of the Armenian Genocide". "Never
    before we have had such an alignment whereby the incoming President,
    Vice-President and Secretary of State have a clear and demonstrated
    record of support for affirmation of the Armenian Genocide, as well
    as genocide prevention," he added.

    To note, first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, Senator Clinton
    consistently supported efforts to reaffirm the historical truth of the
    Armenian Genocide. In addition to co-sponsoring resolutions affirming
    the Armenian Genocide, Senator Clinton also repeatedly urged President
    George W. Bush to reaffirm the Armenian Genocide in his annual April
    24th statements.

    In 2006, for example, Clinton signed a letter to President Bush
    stating: "The memory of the Armenian Genocide underscores our
    responsibility to speak forcefully about our respect for fundamental
    human rights and opposition to mass slaughters. It is in the best
    interests of our nation and the entire global community to remember
    the past and learn from these crimes against humanity to ensure that
    they are never repeated. We respectfully request that you refer to
    the mass slaughter of Armenians as genocide in your commemorative
    statement." Senator Clinton also supports expanding and improving
    U..S.-Armenia relations and "a fair and democratic resolution of the
    Nagorno-Karabagh conflict."

    Throughout the 2008 presidential election, President-elect Obama
    repeatedly pledged to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide
    and with the nomination of Hillary Clinton, President-elect Obama
    had an ally in Genocide affirmation and prevention. In making the
    announcement today, President-elect Obama said, "The time has come
    for a new beginning, a new dawn of American leadership to overcome
    the challenges of the 21st century."

    During the campaign trail, Senator Clinton stated: "I believe the
    horrible events perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians
    constitute a clear case of genocide. Our common morality and our
    nation's credibility as a voice for human rights challenge us to
    ensure that the Armenian Genocide be recognized and remembered by
    the Congress and the President of the United States."
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