U.S. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. once again pledged that his administration would leverage U.S. power to restore Armenian sovereignty over Artsakh and reunify Armenian lands during a January 8th reception hosted by Armenian community leaders and philanthropists Mike and Evelina Sarian in Glendale, CA.
The ANCA is sharing the full video of RFK Jr.'s remarks, provided by Alpha News Armenian Network, here.
“One of the things that I won't forget as President of the United States is the struggle of Armenians for sovereignty, for dignity, for their right to reunify their country, including Artsakh, which has been since 200 BC, has been the birthplace of the Armenian people,” stated RFK, Jr. “And the fact that the world didn't notice this rich ethnic cleansing - this genocide - is really striking to me. But it's something that I intend to talk about and to continue talking about use my power as President of the United States, to leverage the cooperation of nations within that region, to do everything I can to peacefully reunite Armenia.”
ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian welcomed the candidate’s statement and stressed the importance of elevating Artsakh’s genocidal plight and Turkey/Azerbaijan’s existential threat to Armenian survival to the presidential stage. “RFK Jr’s principled position meaningfully elevates the place of Armenian issues upon the national electoral stage - a potent, potentially election altering, challenge to Joe Biden and Donald Trump - both guilty of arming genocidal Azerbaijan and abandoning democratic Artsakh,” stated Hamparian. “His appeal to nearly two million Armenian Americans takes place in the context of our community’s profound dissatisfaction - decades in the making - with the relentless lies and anti-Armenian betrayals of the foreign policy establishments of Democratic and Republican administrations,” continued Hamparian. These statements show “there is a growing appreciation among top electoral strategists for both the political potency of Armenian issues and the potentially pivotal role of Armenian American votes in a closely contested 2024 presidential race,” concluded Hamparian.
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