[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 66 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E732]
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                    OBSERVING THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

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                          HON. TIMOTHY J. WALZ

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 24, 2008

  Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Madam Speaker, today we mark a sad 
anniversary, the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian genocide, April 24, 
1915 was the day that over two hundred Armenian political and 
intellectual leaders were arrested by Ottoman authorities. 
Subsequently, the systematic killing of Armenians resulted in well over 
one million deaths. This horrible mass killing is well-recognized and 
well documented, including in the United States' national archives, and 
it has been confirmed by the International Association of Genocide 
Scholars.
  It is important to commemorate those who lost their lives. And it is 
important to recognize the Armenian genocide for what it was. At the 
time, the United States government and its citizens acted with 
generosity and diplomatic support in response to the mass killing. 
Today's observance is a continuation of that response. And only by 
recognizing and studying past cases of genocide will we have a chance 
of preventing them in the future.

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