Congressional Armenian Caucus urges Trump to recognize and commemorate Armenian Genocide
The leadership of the Congressional Armenian Caucus today called on their U.S. House colleagues to join with them in a bipartisan request that President Donald Trump honestly and accurately recognize and commemorate the Armenian Genocide. In their letter addressed to President Trump, Members of Congress will note that Presidential action on this matter would be an extension of previous affirmation by the executive and legislative branches of government, including “President Reagan, who recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1981, and the Eisenhower Administration, which did the same in a 1951 submission to the International Court of Justice. The House of Representatives has also commemorated the Armenian Genocide, through HJR148 in 1975 and HJR247 in 1984.” the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has launched a nationwide online letter writing and calling campaign urging Members of Congress to co-sign the Armenian Caucus letter to President Trump.
