AHEPA Applauds House Committee’s Passage of Armenian Genocide Resolution

By on March 5, 2010 in News, Washington

capitolAmerican Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), a leading association for the nation’s three million American citizens of Greek heritage, and countless Philhellenes, issued the following statement on yesterday’s passage of H.Res.252, the Armenian Genocide Resolution, by the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs:

“We applaud the passage of H.Res.252, the Armenian Genocide Resolution, by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. We commend the committee and its chairman, Congressman Howard Berman, for taking up the measure despite last-minute requests by the Obama administration to not do so. The measure passed with bipartisan support.

“We are morally responsible to acknowledge and confront genocide whenever and wherever it occurs. As Ahepans, it is in accordance with our Order’s mission. Indifference or inaction is not the answer.”

H.Res.252 passed by a vote of 23 to 22.



  • andy

    The Turks need to get their facts right ,trying to hide or change history never works just ask the Germans,use the old expression the truth shall liberate you the sooner the Turks accept the truth the better it is going to be in the future, because as we all know one lie leads to another,and so on .As for the GREEKS ,WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE GREATEST CIVILIZATION THAT EVER WAS OR WILL BE ,JUST LOOK THROUGH OUT HISTORY WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ,NOW HOW CAN YOU DENY THAT TRUTH.