I. Ermeni Sorunun Tarihsel Boyutu
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Bill CLINTON - Nisan 22,
1997
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April 22, 1997 — Armenian Remembrance Day
Each year on Remembrance Day, we join Armenian-Americans across our nation
and the Armenian Community around the world in solemnly marking one of the
darkest chapters in the history of the twentieth century: the massacre of
untold thousands of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923.
We remember the victims of that terrible time, some one and a half million
innocent people who suffered deportation and death.
The Armenian people responded nobly to this tragedy. Holding fast to their
heritage and their faith, Armenians established vibrant and prosperous
communities throughout the world. The United States has benefited greatly
from the contributions of the many Armenian-Americans who have played
leadership roles in every aspect of our national life.
Over the decades of this century, Armenians around the world kept alive the
vision of an independent Armenia, and in 1991 that dream became a reality.
Today Armenia is a free and sovereign state, a living monument to the memory
of those who died eighty-two years ago and a lasting pledge that such a
tragedy never again will occur.
To preserve the historic establishment of a free Armenia, we must redouble
our commitment to peace and stability in the Caucasus region. It is in this
spirit of peace that I extend to all Armenians my best wishes as we solemnly
observe Remembrance Day.
Bill Clinton
Konrad Adenauer Caddesi No: 61 06550 Yıldız – Çankaya ANKARA
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