Senator Menendez Speaks About Genocide Recognition, Cites Impact Of Wife Nadine Arslanian's Family Story
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As Senator Bob Menendez meets with the leaders of the Cypriot-Armenian community, echoes of Turkish lawmakers have resurfaced criticizing the US senator for prioritizing family relationships at the expense of damaging ties between the United States and Turkey.
Senator Menendez has been a staunch champion of the Armenian Cause and his quest to hold Turkey accountable for the Armenian Genocide has been scrutinized by many Turkish legislators.
Kilic argued that Senator Menendez behaved this way, because his wife, Nadine Arslanian is Armenian. Kilic said, “We know his wife is in the Armenian diaspora. It’s not right to make moves in politics based on populist and family motives that could damage relations with a country, a parliament and a nation.”
In April US President Joe Biden formally recognized the mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide, making him the first US president to recognize the massacre as an act of genocide.
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