The deletion of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's post on the X social network regarding his visit to the so-called "Armenian genocide" memorial has not been met with an unambiguous reception in his country.
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, pro-Armenian congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, condemned J.D. Vance for this action.
Modern.az reports that Nancy Pelosi wrote about this on social media.
She recalled that former U.S. President Joe Biden had affirmed his moral support for Armenians by officially recognizing the "Armenian genocide" in 2021.
According to Pelosi, when she visited Armenia as Speaker in 2022, she demonstrated Washington's clear and unambiguous stance on the “Armenian genocide” by visiting the “memorial” at Tsitsernakaberd.
Nancy Pelosi stated that the Trump administration shamefully changed official Washington's position on the "Armenian genocide".
According to Pelosi, Vice President J.D. Vance's deletion of a post acknowledging the truth about the “Armenian genocide” is deeply disappointing.
“Erasing history is disrespectful to the victims and weakens our commitment to human rights worldwide," Pelosi emphasized her pro-Armenian stance once again.
It should be recalled that yesterday, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who was on a visit to Yerevan, made a post on X regarding his visit to the so-called “Armenian genocide memorial” and deleted it shortly thereafter.
CNN also commented on this issue. The channel reported that, with the exception of former President Joe Biden, U.S. leaders currently avoid the term “Armenian genocide” for fear of damaging relations with Turkey, a regional ally mediating between Washington and Iran.
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) also described J.D. Vance's deletion of the post as a “shameful retreat.”
J.D. Vance, the first U.S. Vice President to visit Armenia, told journalists that when Armenians asked him to visit the “memorial,” they referred to the so-called genocide as “a very terrible event that happened 100 years ago."
J.D. Vance also stated that he would visit some places in Baku.
Vance's press secretary, Taylor Van Kirk, told CNN regarding the X post: "This is an account primarily managed by staff to share photos and videos of the Vice President's activities. As for the Vice President's views on this matter, I refer to his comments made on the tarmac.”
According to the spokesperson, J.D. Vance visited the so-called “Armenian genocide memorial” "as a sign of respect for both the victims and the Armenian government."
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also commented on J.D. Vance's deleted post regarding his visit to the so-called “Armenian genocide memorial.” She told journalists that the U.S. Administration's policy has not changed.
"...I would simply refer you to the White House's message published on “Armenian Remembrance Day,” and there has been no change in policy at this time," she stated at a press briefing on Tuesday.
Regarding that message, in 2021, Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to officially recognize the “Armenian genocide” and issued the following statement on the anniversary:
"Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who perished in the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire and recommit ourselves to preventing such atrocities from ever happening again."
While this statement in 2021 was positively received by Armenia, it was condemned by Turkey.
During the first Trump Administration, the White House asked Republican senators to block a unanimous consent request for a “resolution” recognizing the “mass killings of Armenians” between 1915-1923 as genocide, stating that it would disrupt negotiations with Turkey. That “resolution” passed the House of Representatives and the Senate in 2019.
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