ArmInfo. Today, more than 100 members of Congress signed a bipartisan letter addressed to US President Joe Biden, calling for a clear and direct recognition of the Armenian Genocide in their upcoming statement on April 24, putting an end to the silencing of this crime committed by Turkey. This is reported by the Armenian National Committee of America.
The ANCA reported that the letter was initiated by Congressman Adam Schiff and was supported by 107 of his colleagues.
The letter recalls President Biden's decades-long efforts to have the United States recognize the Armenian Genocide. "We know that this is a problem that you have been very familiar with since you They served in the Senate and as vice president. We also appreciate that, as Vice President, you attended the events dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide in 2015 at the National Cathedral. It was on this centenary that His Holiness Pope Francis, at a mass in St. Peter's Basilica, spoke about the Armenian Genocide, in particular, saying: "To hide or deny evil is like letting a wound bleed without bandaging it," the letter says.
On April 20, Congressman Adam Schiff, speaking in the hall of the House of Representatives to deliver an open letter to President Biden, called on the latter to fulfill his campaign promise to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.
"On behalf of hundreds of thousands of Armenian Americans, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of genocide survivors, I ask you to keep this promise. Recognize the Armenian Genocide, " Schiff said.
"We thank Congressman Schiff, his colleagues in the leadership of the Armenian Caucus, and all those who signed this bipartisan call to President Biden calling for an end to the longest silence on the issue. The White House may this week mark the end of a shameful era of American complicity in Ankara's denials, which dealt a serious blow to Turkey's century - long obstruction of justice over this crime," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Amparian.
In turn, the Executive Director of the Armenian Assembly of America, Brian Ardouni, expressed his conviction that the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the United States will not only strengthen America's trust in human rights issues, but also help prevent genocide in the future.