22:32, 26 April 2003

Armenians in United States are dissatisfied with George Bush?s statement on occasion of 88-th anniversary of Armenian genocide

In his traditional message to the Armenians of America on April 24 the President of the USA George Bush spoke about ?the mass killings and forced exile of countless Armenians in the final days of the Ottoman Empire?. ?Many Armenians refer to these appalling events as the "great calamity," reflecting a deep sorrow that continues to haunt them and their neighbors, the Turkish people. The suffering that befell the Armenian people in 1915 is a tragedy for all humanity, which the world should not forget?, George Bush said. He also noted he saluted ?our wise and bold friends from Armenia and Turkey who are coming together in a spirit of reconciliation to consider these events?. Meanwhile, the Armenian National Committee of America reported the President of the USA ?again broke his February 2000 campaign pledge to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide?.

Source: PanARMENIAN Network News Server