Today. tens of thousands of men. women. and children are suffering in the blockaded Republic of Armenia. decades ago. their forefathers suffered a great tragedy that we in Congress need to recall. year after year. We are obliged because there are those who dismiss the systematic persecution of the Armenian population during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. They discredit that the April 24. 1915. execution of 200 Armenian religious. political. and intellectual leaders was the beginning of a campaign of terror resulting in the death of 1.5 million Armenians. and the deportation of more than 500.000. This April 24. on the 78th anniversary of what has become known as the Armenian genocide of 19151923. survivors will bear witness to this very real tragedy of humankind. They will never forget the profound pain. and we solemnly pledge to carry on that memory.
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