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Representatives Maloney and Pallone Lead Effort Urging the EU to Press Turkey on Meeting its Accession Criteria
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) were joined by twenty-one of their colleagues in sending a letter to His Excellency José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, expressing their support for ensuring that Turkey meets all criteria set forth within its negotiation framework. Of particular concern is Turkey’s lack of progress in the diplomatic recognition of Armenia, the removal of its blockade against Armenia, and ending its official policy of denial of the Armenian Genocide by coming to terms with its genocidal legacy. A copy of the letter can be found at http://maloney.house.gov/documents/foreign/armenian/20060616_EU_Armenia.pdf “It’s time for Turkey to get serious about meeting its European Union accession criteria,” Maloney said. “I hope that the EU will make very clear to Turkey during these talks that it must remove its blockade against Armenia and end its official policy of denial of the Armenian Genocide.” Signers of the letter include Representatives Maloney, Pallone, Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Edward Markey (D-MA), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Joe Schwarz (R-MI), John Sweeney (R-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), and Diane Watson (D-CA). ###
PBS Pulls Plug on Armenian Genocide Deniers Following Protest By Weiner, Maloney, Armenian Leaders
NEW YORK, NY - Today, Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Queens, Manhattan) and Anthony Weiner (D-Queens & Brooklyn) hailed the decision by WNET, a New York City PBS affiliate, to cancel a controversial discussion program that features Armenian genocide deniers.
