"Each presidential contender promises the American Armenians to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. It's natural. They want to enlist support of various levels of population while the Armenian community is rather strong and influential," Arpi Vartanian, the Armenian Assembly of America Regional Director for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. In her words, politics should not intrude into history. "Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who enjoy popular support, have already announced the decision to run for President. It's too early to say who can win the race but we can suppose that an African American or a woman may be elected President for the first ever time in the U.S. history. A woman has already been elected the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Thus, everything is possible and we are hopeful that one of the U.S. Presidents will keep promise and recognize the Armenian Genocide," she said.

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