Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris released a letter today addressed to the Armenian American community commemorating Armenia’s independence and acknowledging the right of return for the Armenians of Artsakh. The full text of the letter appears below.
To the Armenian American community:
I send my best wishes to you as you celebrate Armenian Independence Day, which marks the day that the Armenian people voted to secede from the Soviet Union to be a free, independent nation.
While we celebrate, we must also never forget the Armenian Genocide, when an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were deported, massacred, and marched to their deaths. It is a tragedy that continues to shape the identity of the Armenian people. The Armenian American community’s resilience remains a source of inspiration in our collective American story.
I remain committed to a lasting peace between Armenia and its neighbors that respects sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
The right for Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to return safely to their homes is vital to restoring dignity to the Armenian people and stability to the region.
I will continue to support Armenia in its efforts to strengthen democracy and foster stability in the region.
Armenia and its people have a rich history that inspires us all to strive for liberty and justice. I remain committed to deepening the bonds between our nations and fostering a partnership that uplifts our shared values and aspirations. Together, we can build a more secure, just and free world.
Warmly,
Vice President Kamala Harris
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Right of return is a big deal! Total silence from Trump.
What about the return of our homeland and Mt. Ararat ?
Save it….dont need the empty pandering from a radical leftist demokkkrat…empty words…empty promises…just change armenian to polish…or latvian…or taiwainese….or any other ethnic group you are pandering to in an election year who you will forget about on november 5th like you’ve done the last 4 years…Harris didn’t even write this…this was written by some armenian working for the demokkkrat party looking for a payback…selling out for a staff job in Washington…..you can smell the ethinic pandering like a cow pasture on a hot day…
GREAT COMMENT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH MY HYE BROTHER. ARMENIANS SHOULD NOT FALL FOR THE RANTING OF A MARXIST. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH THROWN AT US BY LIARS. FOR MY HYE BRETHREN, ASK YOURSELF IF YOU ARE TRULY BETTER OFF NOW THAN YOU WERE BEFORE THE LAST ELECTION?
April Fools’ Day has obviously come early. And astonishingly, there are still naive, gullible adults, who believe a politician, even in this day and age.
More insults from Washington
Remember all the good things that Trump did for the Armenian people? Wait, can someone remind me, because I seem to have forgotten. Oh, ok, he didn’t do ANYTHING. Wake up and smell the coffee Trumpsters.
This is not about who to vote for.
It is about an insulting commentary attributed to the vice president.
Talk is cheap but at being acknowledged rather than ignored or dismissed as a squabble over real estate by Trump who was facing electoral judgment in 2020 who is known for business links to Azerbaijan and Turkey and is beholden to Israel whom Azerbaijan is seemingly beholden to aswell. However difficult to acknowledge the South Caucasus region isn’t an area of much strategic importance to the USA hence even if the USA is more sympathetic to Armenia than before isn’t a priority issue.
Nope, you’re wrong Harry. The two things are inseparable: That Trump is in bed with Erdogan and Aliyev can’t be ignored, that Trump allowed the situation to deteriorate in 2020, instead of sanctioning Azerbaijan, those things can’t be ignored when we assess the patronizingly insulting Harris Statement, and her years of stone silence about Armenia & Artsakh. Janine is absolutely right, and her criticism is pertinent.
Trump brutally brought the Turkish Lira down to its knees.
Your last name doesn’t look Armenian nor from the region.
Trump did that for the USA not for Armenia and the Turkish lira is a fragile currency
tt looks like George Sada was talking to me. no one & nothing notified me the someone addressed me. By the way, Ssda is also not an Armenian Surname.
Yes, my surname is Germanic, but my maternal grandparents were Boghos & Alice Sanoian, both of them Armenian. They came from West of Lake Van, and immigrated to Fresno, California, in 1907.
Both Trump and Harris have failed to serve the interests of Armenian Americans. Neither of them took any measures to sanction Azerbaijan, or hold them accountable for the crimes against humanity. They both got an F Grade from ANCA, because ofr their previous performance in the White House.
One thing is clear: Azerbaijan’s despot Aliyev would rather have Trump in power, because Trump is more malleable to his evil designs. Trump likes autocrats; he has hotel interests in both Turkey and Azerbaijan.
I’ll probably vote for RFK jr, as the only candidate that actually showed promise for holding Azerbaijan accountable. It’s a protest vote, because RFK jr won’t win, and his candidacy is flawed in different ways. My vote won’t matter here in California, because the State is overwhelmingly Blue and Democrat. But, that suits me fine, because Kamala Harris is the lesser of two evils.
So you prefer empty promises over no promises?
What about the last 4 years?…THE LAST 4 YEARS WAS THE BIDEN/ HARRIS DISASTER…LAST TIME I CHECKED TRUMP HAS NOT BEEN IN OFFICE FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS….WHAT DID THE BIDEN/HARRIS REGIME DO?…CRICKETS….TRUMP HAS BEEN FIGHTING DEMOKKKRAT COURT CASES…BEING SHOT AT…BEING FINANCIALLY RUINED…HES BEEN A BIT BUSY TO WORRY ABOUT ARMENIA…MAYBE IF ARMENIA HAD SOME BRIBE MONEY TO GIVE TO CRACKHEAD HUNTER BIDEN WOULD HELP WITH BILLIONS OF US TAX DOLLARS LIKE IN THE UKRAINE..HARRIS COULDNT FIND ARMENIA ON A MAP IF YOU CIRCLED IT AND POINTED TO IT….TYPICAL DEMOKKKRAT…BLAME TRUMP FOR THEIR DISASTERS TO OUR COUNTRY…
boring…. next!!!!
Talk is the only thing we Armenians needed,The action talks and makes the differences.
This again is formulated for gullible Armenians….Obama said the same thing with promises and then forgot them when he became President..Why would I vote for a Marxist Harris who is pro abortion and supports very liberal issues!! We as Armenians want to raise our children with our Christian beliefs and moral issues!
The comments by Harris are not only insulting, but are empty in content, Obama also pledge support for the Armenians with no results…Harris ideas for a better America follow Marxist rhetoric…She support abortions, trans-gender surgeries, and more…This is contrary to our Armenian religious principals…
She will say anything and everything to gain and be in power. A puppet in power. Where was she the last 3.5 years? What did she do to protect Nagorno-Karabakh? She could not even point to the general region of a map to identify Armenia. Any vote for her is a vote against Armenia.
As stated above, her letter is insulting. To believe a single word of the letter is self-degrading.
I think it is terribly patronizing ( like most of the comments from politicians ) to talk about “ right to return”. Return as
Azerbaijani “citizens” subject to continued discrimination
and worse. How insulting for American and European politicians to casually throw around the “right to return” when
they did nothing while genocide was committed through
blockades , starvation, deportation and military assaults.
These non-binding resolutions are a waste of our resources without security guarantees( which isn’t happening ).
We need to grow up and stop aligning with political fluff.
Indeed the only thing which will be the same are the geographic coordinates. All the Armenian furniture and trappings of culture are being erased and Azerbaijan will use this as a leverage to force Armenia to accept Azeris who had left Armenian SSR maybe even some from the Soviet era relocation in 1947 and claiming in Hitlerite fashion they will need protection and extraterritorial rights. A formalised population exchange, there’s already a de facto one between Armenia and Azerbaijan, like between Greece and Turkey is probably the best option after all although it’s been tense at times and the fact both have been NATO members since 1952 has played a role they haven’t fought for a 100 years
Incredible disinformation on behalf of Mr. Gregory B. Better check ANCA and un Geneal Assembly reports and Security Council to for infp
o re Armenian support by the . N. Pelosi almoste lost her life andand condemned to silence et disengagement – like so many iother jurists, intellectuals and politicians defending the legitimate rights of the Armenian people in Artsakh as well.
The worst being Donald Trump – a billionaire manipulating the whole world diplomacy with hos illegal wealth, actsn. Intelligence and consciousness le4verl next to O. destroying wuth his allies democratic values and standards and the rule of the law. condem,ned
Barev Dzes
I am not Armenian, but Assyrian, my wife is Armenian pure blood.
It’s good to read the news and comments, it’s wonderful to see Armenian average comments are (we don’t interpret lies).
Armenians are way smarter than Arabs who voted Bush to get “terrorist” brand and voted against Trump for Biden to get “genocide”, they are stupid beyond repair.
As of Artsakh, the Armenia Azerbaijan region is OUT OF US control, this is a Russian thing, only Russia drew the borders of Nagorno and Ararat, nothing US can do for you.
Once Putin acquires Ukraine, he will take the whole Caucasus in one bite, and voting Harris / Trump will only change the timing.
I would go Trump here. Trump destroyed Turkey’s lira if we recall, we Assyrians do not like Turks and not ok with Arabs.
Mercy