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    ARMENIAN POGROMS COMMEMORATED AT U.S. CONGRESS

    news.am
    March 1 2011
    Armenia

    The Armenian Embassy in the United States, in cooperation with the
    U.S. Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, Representative Office of
    the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and Armenian National Committee of
    America (ANCA) organized an official event on the occasion of the 23rd
    anniversary of the Armenian pogroms in Sumgait and Baku, Azerbaijan.

    The press service of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed
    Armenian News-NEWS.am that the function was attended by U.S.

    Congressmen, Armenian clergymen and Armenians residing in the U.S. A
    documentary on Armenian massacres in Sumgait and Baku was shown.

    Frank Pallone, Chairman of the U.S. Congressional Caucus on Armenian
    Issues denounced the Armenian massacres and designated them as
    genocide. He called on U.S. Congressmen to continue supporting Armenia
    and Nagorno-Karabakh.

    NKR Foreign Minister Georgy Petrosyan pointed out that Armenian
    massacres in Kirovabad, Shahumyan and Marag would have been prevented
    if the Sumgait pogroms had been condemned.

    Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. Tatul Margaryan stressed that the
    combined efforts of the U.S. Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues,
    Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh officials are the best guarantee against
    distortion of historical facts by Azerbaijan.

    The U.S. Congressmen that attended the function denounced the Armenian
    pogroms as well.

    February 27 to 29, 1988, in Sumgait, Azerbaijan, Armenian pogroms
    took place with the connivance of the Azerbaijani authorities. Over
    30 Armenians were murdered and thousands had to flee. The Armenian
    pogroms are a taboo subject in Azerbaijan.




    From: A. Papazian
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