In a repeat of events from two years ago, the Administration is once again taking an unbalanced approach in military funding to Armenia and Azerbaijan. This request not only runs counter to what Congress appropriated in previous years, but also sends the wrong message to Armenia, an important U.S. ally. |
While the President once again employed the dictionary definition of Genocide, we are deeply disappointed that he did not properly characterize the attempted annihilation of our people as genocide. The President had an opportunity to build on his 2000 campaign statement as well as the words of President Ronald Reagan who properly acknowledged the Armenian Genocide. |