March 19, 2003 - 19:35 AMT
BBC DOCUMENTARY ON TURKISH POLICY TO DENY ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SHOWN TO CAPITOL HILL AUDIENCE
The other day legislative aides from over fifty Congressional offices attended a Capitol Hill showing of the recently released BBC documentary on the current Turkish government lobbying campaign to deny the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. As reported by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), the viewing of "Armenia: The Betrayed" attracted staff members representing a broad range of Congressional offices from across the country. Among those in attendance were Hill veterans with years of experience on Armenian issues, as well as new staffers learning for the first time about the full extent of Turkey's campaign to deny the Armenian Genocide.