He did address the issue of the genocide in a prepared response to a question submitted by Hurriyet. the national Turkish paper. in which it asked whether the President approved of congressional action on the socalled genocide of 1915. President Reagan directly responded to the issue of commemorative resolutions which would recognize April 24 as National Day of Remembrance of Mans Inhumanity to Man and commemorate the anniversary of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians by Turkey from 1915 to 1923 by linking the passage of any resolution of this type to encouraging terrorism against Turks and TurkishAmericans. I thought that this was a sad statement for the many Armenians who survived the genocide and immigrated to the United States as well as the whole Armenian community. Clearly a tragedy. which is well documented and should be commemorated for the sake of those who endured the suffering as well as for future generations of Amrenians. need not be obscured or negated by our government in an effort to improve relations with the present day Turkish government. I think that the editorial below which appeared in the Fresno Bee recently also emphasizes this concern and puts into perspective the efforts by the Armenian .8087 community to see that this resolution is passed.
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