U.S. legislative bodies have recognized Armenian Genocide

Director of the ARF bureau's Hay Dat and political affairs office Giro Manoyan says that if U.S. President Barack Obama does not use the word “genocide” before May 9, the Armenians should no longer apply to him.

“The U.S. President himself promised to pronounce the word, but if he does not want to keep his promise, it is his problem,” Manoyan said and added: “If he does not use the word before May 9, when the major events will take place in the U.S. with the participation of our two Catholicoses, we must not only no longer apply to him, but also say that we do not want it any longer, as it is a fact that if the Turkish President uses the word, the U.S. President will use it too.”

The U.S. President must realize this not to find himself in a ridiculous situation, according to Manoyan.

The U.S. legislative bodies have recognized the Armenian Genocide and they urge the President to call that crime by its name – “genocide,” Manoyan noted, adding that the U.S. Executive avoids using the word “genocide” for some reasons.

The Armenian Genocide has been recognized and condemned by Uruguay (1965), the Republic of Cyprus (1982), Argentina (1993), Russia (1995), Canada (1996), Greece (1996), Lebanon (1997), Belgium (1998), Italy (2000), Vatican (2000), France (2001), Switzerland (2003), Slovakia (2004), The Netherlands (2004), Poland (2005), Germany (2005), Venezuela (2005), Lithuania (2005), Chile (2007), Sweden (2010), Bolivia (2014). The Armenian Genocide has been recognized by the Vatican, the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches. 43 of 50 U.S. states have recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide. Parliaments of several European countries have adopted laws criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Turkey, however, denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide.