Sept 8, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Entrepreneur
and activists Kim Kardashian and Dr. Eric Esrailian are sending a message
to President Joe Biden in the hopes of preventing another Armenian
Genocide.
“WE ARE ARMENIAN. We are the descendants of Armenian Genocide survivors, and we do not want to be talking about the recognition or commemoration of yet another genocide in the future,” they write in a piece published by the Rolling Stone.
They remind
that since December of last year, Azerbaijan has blockaded the only
lifeline between the indigenous Christian Armenians of Artsakh (also known as
Nagorno-Karabakh) and the rest of the world, adding that the war in
Ukraine has meant some countries have had to rely on Azerbaijan for oil –
resulting in using “starvation as a weapon against the Armenian population in
the region.”
“There is
no more time for thoughts, prayers, or concern,” Kardashian and Esrailian
emphasize.
They look
back at the war after Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenians in 2020, a move they
describe as baseless and unjustified, and say it has “never ended in the minds
of Armenians around the world.”
“Despite a
ceasefire agreement, the attacks on Armenian soldiers have been constant and
without repercussions,” the essay continued.
They also
point out that indications of a forthcoming genocide are present as human
rights groups like the International Committee of the Red Cross have been
blocked, along with “hateful rhetoric accompanying the blockade.”
Stating
that “the collective silence or inaction” by people and government entities
“has perpetuated the crisis,” the authors call on Biden, and U.S. Secretary of
State Antony Blinken “to take a stand immediately.” “They must pressure
Azerbaijan to open the corridor without preconditions,” they stress.
“We are
just two people. We have been working behind the scenes to support our Armenian
brothers and sisters, but this diplomatic approach has not yielded meaningful
results,” write Kardashian and Esrailian, adding, “This crisis will clearly not
be remedied by individuals, but we will continue to do what we can to use
whatever influence we have.”
“The people
in Artsakh want to live in peace. Now is the time for true leadership. We need
for those who have a meaningful role in these affairs to immediately demand
that the Lachin Corridor is opened to stop another genocide. We want to draw
more attention to the crisis and appeal to those in our own government who
truly care about humanity to intervene. The United States has the ability to
mobilize a response. Leaders who are effective and help our people will be
remembered for their heroism. Even if well-meaning, the ones who are inert and
ineffective will be remembered for allowing a genocide to take place under
their watch. The choice is theirs,” the conclude.
Radio Armenia