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The Armenian-American community, numbering about 1.5 million, has called on the president and Congress to condemn Azerbaijan as part of their historic homeland in the wake of last month’s fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
They are further outraged by Turkey’s intervention in the conflict and the president’s reluctance to condemn Ankara.
On Thursday, thousands of Armenian-Americans gathered outside the White House to protest Trump’s lack of action and urgency.
“But a tweet from Trump has called for peace – and we will not talk about standing with or with Armenia at this stage – talking about a call for peace, as simple as that. And that doesn’t happen, “said Arsene Wenger, who helped with the protests.
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When Trump joined the statement calling for an end to the war with France and Russia, he refused to tell Turkey to intervene in the conflict. Trump has formed a relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Aram Hampian, executive director of the Armenian National Committee (ANCA) in the United States, said: “We are encouraged by VP Baden to put an end to Turkey’s interference. Turkey is fueling the fire.”
“We have yet to see that from President Trump and that is definitely something that many Armenians across the country take note of.”
The issue is not likely to turn into a presidential race, but it does have 2020 implications.
Most Armenian communities are in Democratic cities in the safe states for Los Angeles, New York and Boston, Biden.
However, there are also significant communities in key swing states – about 50,000 in Michigan, 35,000 in Florida, 30,000 in Pennsylvania and 10,000 in Wisconsin. Trump won these states in 2016 by a margin of 1.2 percent or less.
As a tight-knit, Christian community, Armenian Americans are more likely to vote on issues rather than the party. On top of domestic concerns, they will weigh candidates based on the recognition of the 1915 Armenian genocide at the hands of Turkey – a position no president has taken out of concern for relations with Ankara – support for religious freedom and positive relations with their historic homeland.
The Hamidian massacre of the 1890s by the Ottoman Turks and the Armenian Genocide in the early 20th century – their arrival in the US is a wake-up call to the genocide against their people.
Before the outbreak of war between the young countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the late 1980s, when the war broke out between the young countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan, atrocities were committed on both sides and the people of Nagorno-Karabakh were centered around the warring regions. S. they came.
“The community has historically had a strong relationship with the Republican community in our community, especially during the Cold War because the Republicans really stood up against communism and gave Armenians the vision and inspiration that Armenia could become independent from the Soviet Union,” Era Chalian said. Serves on the ANCA National Assembly but has served as chairman of the local committee in Philadelphia.
“But the small Armenian community seems to be more strongly aligned with the Democratic Party.”
The community gathered after the outbreak of violence last month in Nagorno-Karabakh, feeling ocate deep connection and responsibility for the defense of Armenians and Armenians living in the conflict zone.
“Defending the Armenian state is paramount and important right now, I think you can very easily make this case that the Armenian homeland is being threatened with another genocide,” said Taniel Kushkajia, editor of Florida Armenians.com.
“I think this will be the most important issue for Armenian Americans going in November.”
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Enthusiastic for action, the Armenian-American community is raising money and donations for those affected by the fighting. They called for sanctions on Azerbaijan and Turkey and the imposition of sanctions on those countries. Has vowed to cut off military aid.
“The current presidency does not make Armenia or Nagorno-Karabakh safe, and our community wants to take action,” said Chalian, the ANCA’s representative in Pennsylvania.
“And when most people want to take action, they don’t vote for a leader who doesn’t live up to their expectations, especially when it comes to human rights.”
Neither Trump nor Biden’s campaigns list Armenian Americans’ affiliations on their campaign websites.
Armenian Americans for Trump’s Facebook page, with about 6,000 members, are mostly concentrated in California.
A representative of the grassroots Armenian Americans for the Biden group said they had expanded their reach in the days leading up to the war, focusing on uniting the community in a state of war and working with the Biden campaign.
This is based on other calls from Armenian Americans to Biden. In June, Democratic Michigan State Representative Marie Manogian, of Armenian descent, endorsed Biden.
And in August Gust, Harut Sassounian, president of the United Armenian Fund, a coalition of seven largest Armenian-American organizations, wrote an op-ed in the Armenian weekly that he was voting for Biden.
“Given press. “I have decided to vote for the Biden / Harris ticket because of Trump’s pro-Turkish, existential position on Armenian issues and his erratic behavior,” he wrote.
“Four years ago, I didn’t vote for Trump or both Hillary Clinton
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Anne Saryan Kopf, a family doctor in Wisconsin and president of the ANCA, said her community is very concerned about what is happening in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“Supporting Armenia and aiding and abetting Nagorno-Karabakh – if the leaders do not support these things, will have a definite effect on the vote,” he said.
“There are a lot of issues right now that affect someone in one direction or the other. Certainly the occasion in Nagorno-Karabakh is really coming home with many members of our community. ”
While Biden is committed to recognizing the Armenian genocide, if elected, members of the community also recall the Obama administration’s failure to deliver on that campaign promise, and have little confidence that President Biden will abide by it.
“The Armenian community is smart – through years of candidates, on both sides of the aisle, while participating for a fee for our community has made promises and then failed to comply with the country’s official recognition of the Armenian genocide,” said Corinne Cadrian And Jenmian, director of the Armenian Assembly of America, wrote in an email to The Hill.
Khedirian is a locally elected Republican official and served Janmia in the Mercury administration.
Both praised Congress for passing a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide over the Trump administration’s objections.
He said he was more than happy with the administration’s efforts to respond to the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, which included Trump’s joint statement with France and Russia, the Secretary of State said. Mike Pompeo
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They also want to see a resolution passed condemning Azerbaijan as an aggressor in Nagorno-Karabakh and condemning Turkey’s intervention in Turkey, where Ankara has backed Baku and sent fighters to the region.
“We cherish and cherish our United States citizenship, while not forgetting the issues affecting our motherland, Armenia, and being proactive when those issues come up and we seek help,” he said.
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