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AHEPA FAMILY NEWS
AHEPA Lauds President
Biden's Recognition of
Armenian Genocide
Supreme President George G. Horiates issued a statement
that lauded President Joe Biden's recognition of
the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2021.
" In a victory for human rights today, AHEPA lauds
President Joe Biden's statement that the 'campaign of
extermination' of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman
authorities was an act of genocide. The statement
follows congressional resolutions passed by the U.S.
House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in 2019 that
affirmed the United States' record on the Armenian
Genocide.
" We commend and congratulate the Armenian
American community for its decades of relentless
hard work and persistent advocacy to attain the
rightful recognition of the Armenian Genocide by
the United States government, and we join them in
remembrance of all Armenians who perished.
" Today, on the day that marks the 106th anniversary
of the start of the Armenian Genocide, the United
States joins at least 29 other countries to affirm a historic
truth and a commitment to human rights.
" Today, the United States ended its' denial of the
first genocide of the 20th century, " Horiates said.
In Lead-Up to Supreme
Convention, AHEPA Hosts Greek
Minister of Tourism
AHEPA hosted a dinner
in honor of Greek
Minister
of Tourism
Haris Theoharis, and
local community leaders,
in Atlanta, Ga., April
23, 2021.
Supreme President
George G. Horiates
welcomed Minister
Theoharis, who met
with executives of
Delta Airlines earlier in
the day. Delta recently
announced Atlanta
as its third direct seasonal
flight to Athens,
Greece, beginning July
2. Supreme President Horiates and Minister Theoharis also discussed
AHEPA's plans for July's Supreme Convention in Athens amid Greece's
Bicentennial.
Minister Theoharis, an active Ahepan, stopped in Atlanta for two days
before proceeding to a conference in Cancun, Mexico.
AHEPA Stands with the AAPI Community
In a March 19 statement by Supreme President George G.
Horiates, AHEPA strongly condemned the recent spate of
attacks of violence committed against the Asian American and
Pacific Islander community.
" AHEPA strongly condemns the recent spate of attacks of
violence committed against the Asian American and Pacific
Islander community nationwide, some of which have resulted
in fatalities. Simply stated, all of these attacks are unacceptable.
We are heartbroken and horrified. Our deepest sympathies and
prayers are with the victims and their families.
" AHEPA stands in solidarity with the Asian American and
Pacific Islander community. We must not tolerate hate, bigotry
and evil. Instead, we must strive for the betterment of society
- and for harmony, tolerance and common understanding - as
AHEPA's founders and its early leaders understood.
" AHEPA calls on Congress to take strong, bipartisan action
to combat the rising tide of hate crimes in the United States, "
Horiates said.
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