Senate praises Library of Congress for agreeing to use term 'Armenian genocide'
The national library refers to the killings of Armenians in early 20th-century Turkey as "massacres," but agreed to call them "genocide" after being urged to do so by Senate Democrats.
The Library of Congress will start referring to the killing of Armenians in early 20th-century Turkey as “genocide” after being asked to do so by the Senate.
On Wednesday, Sens. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Chuck Schumer of New York said that the Library of Congress’ catalog will now use the term “Armenian genocide.”
“We applaud the Library of Congress’s decision, which reflects both scholarly and congressional consensus,” the Democratic senators said in a statement. “This determination is another victory for those who value the truth and believe in the importance of the words ‘Never Again.’”
The Armenian genocide refers to the systematic killings and expulsions of Armenians in modern-day Turkey from 1914-23. The Turkish government strongly disputes the events consisted of genocide, though it acknowledges killings occurred. Greek and Assyrian people were also killed at the time.
