“The Edward M. Kennedy who represented Massachusetts in U.S. Senate was a good friend of U.S. Armenian community,” Arpi Vartanian, Country Director for Armenia and Nagorno- Karabakh of Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) told NEWS.am.

According to Vartanian, the Kennedy family and Edward in particular assisted U.S. Armenians in different ways. “As an influential Senator in U.S. Congress, Edward M. Kennedy helped Armenians to solve problems in various areas,” she emphasized.

He always supported bills on recognition of Armenian Genocide and other pro-Armenian initiatives. It is difficult to tell his sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s (deceased in August 11, 2009) position on Armenian Cause, as she was neutral of politics.