Joint Letter To President Bush Recommends Need For Critical Review Of U.S. Policy Towards Turkey

WASHINGTON, DC -- A joint letter to President George W. Bush sent December 11, 2002 by leading Armenian, Greek and Kurdish American organizations urged a critical review and change in U.S. policy towards Turkey based on the national interests of the U.S. The six co-signatories to the letter include:

• The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
• The Order of AHEPA
• The Hellenic American Women's Council (HAWC)
• The Hellenic American National Council (HANC)
• The American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN)
• The American Hellenic Institute (AHI)

The full text of the joint letter is attached (click here). Also attached is a joint letter to President Bush of September 4, 2002, signed by the same six organizations (click here). The September 4 letter is cited in the December 11 letter.

For additional information and copies of the letters, please contact Chrysoula Economopoulos at (202) 785-8430 or at chrysoula@ahiworld.org. For general information about the activities of AHI, please see our website at http://www.ahiworld.org.