July 21, Armenian Genocide Resolution author Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) hosted the Capitol Hill premiere of Aghet: а Genocide – a powerful documentary by German filmmaker Eric Friedler, documenting the annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915 to 1923 and calling attention to the current day Turkish Government's international campaign of Genocide denial.

“I am honored to host the screening of Aghet: а Genocide in order to help educate my colleagues and their staffs about the first Genocide of the 20th Century,” Rep. Schiff said. “In the fight for recognition, we are armed only with the truth; but in the end, the truth will be victorious.”

A pre-screening reception and the actual screening were followed by a panel discussion, sponsored by the Armenian National Committee of America, featuring Aghet Director Eric Friedler, former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, Screamers Director Carla Garapedian, and Vartkes Yeghiayan, Director of the Center for Armenian Remembrance. The discussion was moderated by ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian, Adam Schiff’s Office told PanARMENIAN.Net

“The Capitol Hill premiere of Aghet and the panel discussion on this powerful film provides an opportunity to explore the contemporary consequences of both Turkey's campaign to cover up the Armenian Genocide, and also the complicity of other nations - the United States, sadly, included - in the denial of this crime,” said Hamparian.

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