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Armenian American Community of Orlando to Protest Turkish-Azerbaijan Aggression
ORLANDO, FL – Members of the public are invited to join the Armenian American community of Central Florida on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 12:00pm noon to protest Turkish and Azerbaijani aggression.
The protest comes in response to a week long assault by Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s military on America’s democratic ally Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in the South Caucasus.
The protest will begin at 12:00pm Noon at Lake Eola Park, 566 East Robinson St., Orlando, Florida 32803 at the temple structure (pictured). At 12:30pm, protestors will march from Downtown Lake Eola Park temple to the office of the Orange County Mayor, 201 South Rosalind Ave., Orlando, Florida 32801.
CDC social-distancing guidelines will be strictly enforced. Masks are required. For more information please contact Mike Hunanyan at (407) 913-0098.
Did the White House Just Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide?
During today’s White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany referenced the “Armenian Genocide memorial” in Colorado that was vandalized in May during racial justice protests as an example of what happens when people who “lack a basic understanding or historical knowledge” tear down statues and monuments.
On its surface, the Press Secretary’s remarks appear to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. However, the Press Secretary does not make policy so it will be interesting to see what happens next.
On April 24, 2020, President Trump again issued an Armenian Remembrance Day statement that dodged the G word, as he has done since taking office. President Ronald Reagan was the last U.S. President to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide.
One can expect that the White House Press Secretary will walk-back her remarks later today or tomorrow and that Turkey’s President Recep Tayip Erdogan or the Turkish Ambassador to the U.S. will call President Trump and demand a clarification of policy, as has been done in the past. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Will President Trump use this opportunity to acknowledge and not deny the Armenian Genocide, or will he once again bend the knee to Erdogan?
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