As a matter of domestic policy, clearly the Armenian Genocide Resolution currently before the U.S. Congress is an internal American issue, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian stated during an interview to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist. He said this legislation addresses the long U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide, including America's protests and relief efforts during this crime against humanity. "Its aim is to ensure that the U.S. government applies the lessons of this tragedy to help prevent future genocides. As such, this is an internal matter for the elected representatives of the American people - not the diplomats of foreign states. As we saw in Rwanda and are witnessing today in Darfur, preventing genocide represents a core American value and a vital U.S. security interest. Condemning genocide reinforces America's moral leadership and international standing in opposing all genocides. More broadly, however, Resolution 106 clearly has an international dimension. This resolution is part of a growing global movement against genocide. Its adoption will help counter Turkey's denials and will strengthen the world's resolve to reject the dangerous precedent that Turkey has set of genocide committed with impunity. A world in which Turkey has abandoned its genocide denial campaign will be a world safer from the scourge of new genocides," Aram Hamparian said.

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