Cyprus Action Network of America 

NY Greek-American Community Meet With U.S. Representative Maloney to Support Armenian Genocide H. Res. 106

For Immediate Release: October 24, 2007

Contact: Nikolaos Taneris, New York, Tel. 1-917-699-9935

NEW YORK—Greek American community leaders and activists held a meeting, today, October 24, 2007, with the New York district office of the Hon. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) , founder and co-chair of the Hellenic Congressional Caucus , and co-sponsor of H. Res 106,the purpose was  to ask that the Rep. ask that more collegaues publicly support H.Res.106, the Armenian Genocide resolution that was introduced in the House of Representatives earlier this year. Organized by CANA Press Officer Nikolaos Taneris, the meeting,  was also aimed toward overall continuation of the strengthening of  local grassroots relationships with NY Representatives.

Taneris was joined by Christos Orfanakos , the President of the Brotherhood of Mani, as well as Elias Tsekerides of the Pan-Pontian Federation USA, and Greek News writer Sevasti Boutos, for a meeting with Congressional staffer Dr. Mary Marangos and Congresswoman Maloney’s New York Chief of Staff , Minna R. Elias, at Rep. Maloney’s Manhattan district office. Congresswoman Maloney has always been a strong supporter of both the Greek and the Armenian community, and Chief of Staff Minna R. Elias noted that the Congresswoman joined a PBS panel recently,publicly condemning Genocide deniers, her staffers and Chief of Staff expressed that the Congresswoman appears to have strong interest in this resolution , and encouraged CANA and its coalition of NY Greek-American community leaders and activists to bring this constituent concern to more NY Representatives’ attention.

“The time has come for our elected representatives to publicly stand tall for truth and justice, please send a Dear Colleague Letter , as the esteemed founder and co-chair of the Hellenic Caucus, expressing the shared pain and suffering our parallel populations suffered by Ottoman Turks and Turkish nationalists in the Greek communities of Smyrna and Pontus on the Black Sea Coast,” said Taneris,  emphasis was placed on  a statement drawn up with the consensus of a broader NY Greek-American coalition  that Congress asks that “America stands tall in affirming the historical reality of the Armenian Genocide despite the corrupting  influence of Turkey”

The Cyprus Action Network of America (CANA) is a grass-roots, not-for-profit movement created to support genuine self-determination and human rights for the people of Cyprus.

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