Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomes the position of U.S. Congressmen Adam Schiff and George Radanovich in support of recently introduced resolution to Senate on Armenian Genocide by Bob Menendez and John Ensign, ANCA website reads.

"In a joint statement issued earlier today, Reps. Schiff and Radanovich noted: “We commend our colleagues in the Senate for their prudence in introducing this vital resolution. The facts are clear and there is no question that the acts of the Ottoman Empire almost a century ago resulted in the systematic elimination of 1.5 million Armenians. The United States has a moral obligation to recognize the heinous acts of genocide and all human rights abuses that have occurred—without that recognition we are doomed to repeat the atrocities of the past.”

Both resolutions call on U.S. President to ensure that U.S. foreign policy reflects appropriate understanding and related to “human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide.”

“We join with Congressman Schiff and Radanovich in welcoming the introduction of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. Senate by Robert Menendez and John Ensign, and look forward, in the coming days, to working with leaders and legislators in both houses of Congress toward the timely adoption of this human rights measure,” said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA.