| March 26, 2010
Activists Encouraged to Email Questions to TOWNHALL@anca.org for Live Interactive Telecast on Sunday, March 28th 8-9pm PST  HOLLYWOOD, CA - Congressional Armenian Genocide Resolution author Adam Schiff (D-CA) will join ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian for a nationally televised Townhall meeting on Sunday March 28th from 8:00 - 9:00 pm PST to discuss ongoing efforts to secure the adoption of this genocide-prevention measure by the full U.S. House of Representatives. "As a grassroots group devoted to empowering our community, we are truly excited to offer this opportunity for Armenian Americans to take part in this Sunday's live, televised townhall meeting on the Armenian Genocide Resolution," said ANC-WR Chairwoman Aida Dimejian. We especially look forward to hearing Representatives Schiff and Sherman discuss their efforts to pass this legislation and to answering the questions submitted online by viewers across the United States." The one-hour townhall forum, which will be televised live from Horizon studios in Hollywood, California, will feature presentations, followed by a question and answer session organized around written questions submitted online beforehand via: townhall@anca.org by Friday, March 26th at 5:00pm PST. The Tele-Townhall can be viewed on Charter Digital Channel 285 in Glendale, Burbank & La Crescenta. It will be streamed online on the ANCA website - www.anca.org, Horizon Armenian Television - www.horizonarmeniantv.com and on the Hairenik News site - www.hairenik.com . Read more. . .
Assistant Secretary Gordon White-Washes Erdogan's Threat to Deport Armenians from Turkey -- ANCA Calls on President Obama to Condemn Gordon Statements WASHINGTON, DC - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) today expressed shock and disappointment at U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Phil Gordon's remarks seeking to justify recent threats by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to deport Armenian citizens from Turkey. "Prime Minister Erdogan's menacing threat to deport Armenians represents the most chilling evidence that Turkey, despite the best efforts of its Washington allies to whitewash its record, remains committed and to the same violent attitudes and intentions that led to the Genocide of 1915," stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "Sec. Gordon, having already played a central role in enforcing Turkey's gag rule within the Administration and recently in Congress, has now reached a new low, becoming a personal apologist for hateful and violence-inciting threats by Erdogan. We call upon President Obama to immediately condemn Secretary Gordon's comments and affirm for the record that the U.S. government in no way condones renewed threats by Turkey against the Armenian people." Just weeks after the Swedish Parliament and the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted legislation recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan told BBC reporters, that "There are 170,000 Armenians in my country, of which 70,000 are my citizens. We're turning a blind eye to the other 100,000. However, tomorrow, if it becomes necessary, I would say to those 100,000, go back to your country. Why? Because they're not my citizens; I'm not obliged to keep them in my country." Read more. . . || Read Transcript of Assistant Sec. Gordon's Remarks || Take Action. . .
27 Representatives Join with Rep. Pallone in Calling for U.S.-Nagorno Karabagh Dialogue; Increased Assistance to Armenia and Artsakh  Bipartisan Group of Legislators Co-sign Letter to House Foreign Aid Subcommittee WASHINGTON, DC - With Congressional appropriators in the early stages of crafting the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11) foreign aid bill, Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ) was joined by 27 of his U.S. House colleagues in urging the inclusion of a series of provisions aimed at strengthening U.S. ties to Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh and bolstering the prospects for a lasting regional peace, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). "We want to thank Representative Pallone for his leadership and to express our appreciation to each of his colleagues who joined in this effort, including, of course, Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Mark Kirk, for helping to ensure that the foreign aid bill properly reflects America's support for Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "We look forward to working toward the adoption of the vital foreign aid priorities outlined in this letter." Read more. . .
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