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    U.S. SENATE MAJORITY LEADERS CALLS ON CLINTON TO MEET WITH ARMENIAN AMERICAN LEADERS

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    03.11.2009 10:51 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has formally shared
    the reservations of the Silver State's Armenian community regarding
    the dangers of the recently signed Turkey- Armenia Protocols with
    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, reported the Armenian National
    Committee of America (ANCA).

    In an October 30, 2009 letter to ANCA-Nevada activist Razmig Libarian,
    the Senate leader reported that he had recently written to Secretary
    Clinton to pass along the concerns of his state's citizens of Armenian
    heritage, and to encourage her to meet directly with the national
    leadership of the Armenian American community regarding the state of
    Turkey-Armenia relations.

    In his letter to Secretary Clinton, dated October 20, 2009, Senator
    Reid wrote: "I am sure you are aware that this agreement has raised
    concerns in the Armenian community inside the United States. I have
    received many letters from Nevadans who do not support the creation
    of an international commission to examine the historical record on
    the genocide and who believe that the agreements are unfair to Armenia.

    Given the serious nature of the community's concerns, I felt it
    was important to raise them directly with you. The commission is
    particularly sensitive to the Armenian-American community since the
    Armenian genocide has never been recognized by Turkey."

    Despite the high profile of Armenia-Turkey ties in the Obama-Biden
    Administration's foreign policy agenda, neither President Obama
    nor Secretary Clinton has met with the Armenian American community
    leadership.
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