CONGRESSMAN RADANOVICH PLEDGES TO SUPPORT GENOCIDE REAFFIRMATION EFFORTS

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Assembly's campaign for reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide gained strength today as Representative George Radanovich, a member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, vowed to sponsor and support initiatives leading to US recognition of the attempted annihilation of the Armenian people, the AAA reports. In a speech before Congress, Radanovich thanked current and former US Ambassadors to Armenia John Evans and Harry Gilmore for publicly using the term "genocide" to characterize this crime against humanity. "I thank the Ambassadors for their statements and pledge to continue my ongoing efforts to sponsor initiatives that would build on the US record towards an inevitable, full and irrevocable US reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide," Radanovich said. On the heels of these and other pubic declarations, the Armenian Assembly launched a national campaign to urge President Bush to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide in his statement of remembrance next month.