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    ANC-RI HOSTS BREAKFAST MEETING WITH REP. CICILLINE

    http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/07/31/anc-ri-hosts-breakfast-meeting-with-rep-cicilline/
    By Contributor // July 31, 2013

    On Sun., July 14, members of the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of
    Rhode Island held a breakfast meeting with Congressman David Cicilline
    (D-District 1) in North Providence as part of their "Elected Officials
    Summer Outreach Program," which aims to discuss issues of concern
    to the community with members of Rhode Island's general officers and
    federal delegation.

    Congressman Cicilline is a member of the House Foreign Relations
    Committee. His long, unparalleled record of support began when he
    served in the Rhode Island State Legislature, and continued in his post
    of mayor of Providence and then in Congress, where he has championed
    the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the independence of
    Artsakh on the floor of the House of Representatives.

    Congressman Cicilline was one of the lead sponsors of a recent House
    Resolution calling on the Turkish government to return Christian
    church properties to their rightful owners.

    On the occasion of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's
    visit to Washington on May 16, Cicilline issued the following the
    following statement: "Two million Armenian men, women, and children
    living under the jurisdiction of the Ottoman Empire were systematically
    slaughtered or forced to leave their homeland. There is no doubt that
    this heinous, organized assault on the Armenian people constituted
    the first genocide of the 20th century. And yet, even today, nearly
    a hundred years later, the Turkish government continues to ignore
    the preponderance of evidence and deny a historical reality."

    The Congressman's Washington staff includes Lisa Sarkisian-Tatarian,
    who serves as a link to the Armenian community in his district.

    The ANC-RI representatives at the breakfast meeting were Chairperson
    Ani Haroian, who served on then-Mayor Cicilline's senior staff as
    director of community relations, and was also on his campaign staff;
    Steve Mesrobian, who currently serves on both the ANC Eastern Region
    Board as well as the ANCA National Board; and Steve Elmasian, who
    served on the staff of former Rhode Island Secretary of State James
    Langevin, the current Congressman for Rhode Island District 2, and who
    is now on staff with Rhode Island Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis.

    The meeting afforded the ANC-RI delegation an opportunity to thank
    Congressman Cicilline for his steadfast support, and allowed both
    sides to pledge to continue to work together in the future.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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