US Ambassador received Heritage Party's letter addressed to President Obama

PanARMENIAN.Net - The protesters handed the US Ambassador the letter addressed to Barack Obama. Steven Banks, Head of the US Embassy Political-Economic Department, received rally participants. After the meeting with the embassy's high-ranking diplomat, Heritage Party activist David Sanasaryan told the journalists that the party members had introduced their positions on the United States recognition of the Armenian Genocide. "Steven Banks promised to send the letter to the White House," Sanasaryan said.



In response, Mr. Banks expressed concern over the possibility of impairing Armenian-Turkish relations and said that "the US policy is based on such considerations."



Heritage Party's rally was dedicated to the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In their letter, the party activists called on the US President to keep his pre-election promise and recognize the Armenian Genocide committed by Turkish authorities in 1915-23.