Political Quotes

“I wish to speak today to honor the Armenians who suffered and died during the genocide of 1915 to 1923. April 24 is a day that will be forever remembered by all Armenians. For it was on this day in 1915 that the Ottoman rulers, fearing defeat by the advancing Russian army, launched an ethnic cleansing campaign in which the entire Armenian population was deported, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children. Officials of the Ottoman Government rounded up Armenians, placed them in internment camps and then marched them out of Turkey, some to Syria and Lebanon, others east to Armenia. This campaign resulted in the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians. The surviving Armenians fled to Europe, the Middle East and the United States. Let us never forget the horrible genocide of Armenians which occurred in 1915. And, as we act on behalf of those suffering from 'ethnic cleansing' campaigns in Bosnia, let us ensure that nothing like the tragedy of 1915 ever occurs again.”