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    Armenian National Committee of America
    1711 N Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20036
    Tel. (202) 775-1918
    Fax. (202) 775-5648
    Email. [email protected]
    Internet www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    October 2, 2009
    Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
    Tel: (202) 775-1918

    ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF AMERICA PROTESTS PROTOCOL PRESSURE
    ON ARMENIA

    "There can, as a matter of both basic morality and political
    reality, be no enduring relationship between Armenia and Turkey
    that is not built upon the foundation of Turkey's acceptance of a
    true and just resolution of the Armenian Genocide."
    -- ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian

    WASHINGTON, DC - The Armenian National Committee of America today
    issued the following statement on the Turkey-Armenia Protocols.

    "The ANCA stands with the Armenian American community in working to
    stop the intense pressure by Turkey and its allies to force Armenia
    into accepting a flawed and dangerous set of Protocols that
    threaten the security of Armenia, surrender the rights of the
    Armenian nation, and insult the dignity of the Armenian people."

    "Among the ANCA's primary concerns, in keeping with the basic
    American principles of fairness and the enduring values of the
    Armenian nation, is that Armenia, blockaded by Turkey and under
    intense economic and diplomatic pressure, is being forced into
    accepting terms that threaten her interests, rights, safety, and
    future - very notably in the form of a proposed "historical
    commission." This provision, a tactic long pursued by Ankara to
    cast doubt on the historical record of the Armenian Genocide, is
    intended to serve Turkey's drive to roll back the growing tide of
    international recognition of this crime against humanity. There
    can, as a matter of basic morality and political reality, be no
    enduring relationship between Armenia and Turkey that is not built
    upon the foundation of Turkey's acceptance of a true and just
    resolution of the Armenian Genocide."

    "These protocols also undermine the right to freedom and self-
    determination of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic, surrender the
    historical rights of the Armenian nation to a just resolution of
    the Armenian Genocide. For these, and other reasons noted in the
    ANCA's point-by-point analysis (see link below) of the Protocols,
    the ANCA opposes the pressure that his being applied upon Armenia
    to accept this set of reckless and destructive concessions."

    "ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian expressed the Armenian American
    community's outrage at the ill-advised and morally unacceptable
    U.S. pressure on the Armenian government to accept the flawed
    Protocols, citing recent reports in the New York Times and
    elsewhere regarding Secretary Clinton's personal 'prodding' and
    'pushing' of the Armenian government to accept the Protocols in the
    face of broad-based opposition both in Armenia and the Armenian
    Diaspora. " (See link below to Hachikian's letter to Secretary
    Clinton).

    "A recent on-line poll found over 90% of Armenian Americans are
    opposed the adoption of the Turkey-Armenia Protocols (see link
    below to survey results). The scope and depth of the overwhelming
    opposition to these agreements has been reflected in grassroots
    demonstrations in Los Angeles, New York, and in other cities across
    the United States and around the world, which are set to continue
    during Armenian President Serge Sargsian's visit to the United
    States on October 3rd and 4th."

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    Relevant Links:

    The ANCA's point by point analysis of the Turkey-Armenia Protocols:
    http://www.anca.org/assets/pdf/misc/pro tocols_explained.pdf

    ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian's Letter to Secretary of State Clinton:
    http://www.anca.org/assets/pdf/misc/09300 9_clintonletter.pdf

    Asbarez / Armenian Weekly Survey on the Turkey-Armenia Protocols:
    http://www.asbarez.com/2009/10/02/poll- over-90-of-armenian-americans-oppose-protocols/

    T o learn more about the Turkey-Armenia Protocols, visit:

    http://www.stoptheprotocols.com

    http://ww w.justicenotprocols.com
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