The resolution before us would set aside April 24. 1990. as a day of remembrance for those Armenians who died. The historical facts upon which this resolution is based are agreed upon by virtually all historians who have studied this time period. These facts are that between 1915 and 1923. officials in the government of the Ottoman Empire implemented a policy under which individuals of Armenian ancestry were deported from their homes and villages and subjected to a forced march to Syria. This policy resulted in the deaths. through massacres. disease. and starvation. of a large segment of the Armenian population. The resolution does not disparage the modern Government of Turkey. which is a good friend and strong ally of the United States. and which had nothing to do with the tragic events that will be commemorated by the resolution.
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