WASHINGTON—Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris expressed support for the “right for Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to return safely to their homes,” in a campaign statement issued on September 23, 2024, marking Armenian Independence Day, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
The statement also noted that “we must never forget the Armenian Genocide,” and her commitment to “lasting peace between Armenia and its neighbors that respects sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.”
“As vice president, Kamala Harris has had a full year to act on Artsakh’s right to return — via a US-led resolution at the U.N. Security Council — yet she has only started talking (to Armenian Americans, not U.N. member states) about this right 40 days before an election in which Armenian voters across key swing states may prove decisive,” stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.
“Notably, Vice President Harris — whose administration armed Azerbaijan’s genocidal blockade and attack on Artsakh — did not lift a finger or even raise her voice against Azerbaijan’s 2023 aggression. Even at the level of campaign rhetoric, she has not said a word about cutting U.S. military arms and aid to Azerbaijan or otherwise holding Baku accountable for its crimes,” continued Hamparian.
“Politicians — presidential or otherwise — cannot posture as friends of Armenians while simultaneously refusing to hold Aliyev to account or failing to deter renewed Azerbaijani aggression,” concluded Hamparian.
Armenian Americans are set to play a pivotal role in the 2024 presidential elections in key swing states, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Earlier this year, the ANCA gave an “F” rating to both the Trump and Biden administrations for aiding and abetting Azerbaijan and Turkey’s aggression against Armenia and Artsakh, leading to the genocidal ethnic cleansing of Artsakh’s 120,000 Armenian population and the ongoing Azerbaijani occupation of sovereign Armenia territory. The ANCA offered recommendations to the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees to take concrete action to address Armenian American concerns.
In a July 30 statement, the ANCA told the Democratic presidential nominee that “Armenian American voters expect decisive action to rectify the Biden-Harris administration’s shameful abandonment of Artsakh’s Armenians — starting with the immediate prohibition of U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan, the imposition of targeted sanctions against Azerbaijani war criminals, actions to guarantee the right of return for the indigenous Armenians of Artsakh, and a substantial increase in humanitarian assistance to Artsakh refugees.”
In an August 13 statement, the ANCA told the Republican presidential ticket, “Armenian American voters expect the Trump-Vance campaign to condemn Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing of Artsakh and endorse congressional efforts to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its crimes against humanity. This must begin with the Trump-Vance campaign endorsing H.R.7288 to enforce Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act, supporting the imposition of targeted Global Magnitsky Act sanctions against Azerbaijani war criminals and advocating for the right of return of indigenous Armenians of Artsakh to their homes under international protections. Additionally, as a sitting U.S. Senator, the ANCA urges JD Vance to demonstrate his commitment to holding Azerbaijan accountable for human rights abuses by co-sponsoring S.Res.540 — which would require the Department of State to conduct a formal investigation into Azerbaijan’s human rights abuses pursuant to Section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act.”
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Kamala did not write this.
It was some young woman who works as one of her staffers and who used Wikipedia as a reference!
Kamala will say anything and then forget about Armenia if she’s elected.
No way would I vote for 4 more years of destroying our country.
For Americans of ARmenian descent there has never been a time when BOTH candidates for presidency were so equally worthless. Trump will be good for our domestic economy but bad for displaced & uprooted minorities in the middle east & Anatolia. Harris will most likely pay lip service to Greeks, ARmenians, Assyrians etc. but will be bad for our America. I refuse to vote for either.
Note that the signature is digital! – which means Kamala did not sign it either.
I hope no Armenian is taken in by this.
If you say the word Armenia to her, she’d go “huh?”.
She is a phony who will use any means possible to gain support, she is completely insincere and useless.
Literally less than a year ago we were begging for her adminstration to do something about Aliev and the atrocities in Karapagh. Total deaf ear, blind eye she turned along with Biden. All a sudden she is showing some slight interest, now that it’s voting time ? Also notice how she never names or mentions Aliev and Azerbaijan by name just a meek “help Armenia get along with neighbors” get the F outta here with that BS. At least Obama was even a better liar. And it’s true that this letter was written by the lowest rank intern on her campaign, most likely using Chat GPT and Wikipedia. What a huge insult to all Armenian- Americans.
trump will be a disaster for alllllllll
The things people will say in order to get elected
Trump wants to be a dictator from Day 1, and he has repeatedly praised and bowed down to dictators. Say what you will about VP Harris, but she can distinguish US allies from our opponents, and she has never praised a dictator. Her administration will be better to work with than Trump’s. Also, the US provided $33 million in humanitarian assistance to Armenia in April 2024, unless I am misinterpreting this. https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/apr-05-2024-us-enhances-support-armenia-us-eu-high-level-meeting. And today (9/27/24) it looks like the US is providing an additional $20 million in security assistance to Armenia, along with more than doubling its commitment from $120 million to $250 million over a five year period. https://www.commonspace.eu/news/us-provide-20-million-security-assistance-armenia. I would not trust Trump, who is always only out for himself and what will benefit him/his family personally, to care about Armenia. He is, as his former Secretary of State said, an “[expletive] moron” who lacks a grasp for geopolitical issues.
I don’t approve of, or agree with any administration’s foreign policy. My long gone ancestors from Kharpert are tapping me on my shoulders and cautioning me to be careful. I have to ask myself what am I voting for or against? Why am I voting? I’m voting against ending up living in a dictatorship. What are you voting FOR?
Campaign rhetoric and empty promises from America since 1920.