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  • ANKARA: Despite Defeat, Bush Administration Determined To Oppose Arm

    DESPITE DEFEAT, BUSH ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO OPPOSE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL
    By Ali H. Aslan, Washington

    Zaman, Turkey
    Nov 13 2006

    Matt Bryza, a top-level official from the U.S. State Department,
    asserted that the George Bush Administration would strongly oppose
    any draft law on the recognition of an Armenian genocide.

    However, he added that given the complexity of the new political
    environment since the midterm elections, it was hard for them to
    precisely foresee any outcome.

    Matt Bryza was speaking at the annual convention of the Assembly
    of Turkish-American Associations (ATAA) and commented on the
    possibility of an Armenian genocide bill introduced to the House of
    Representatives, where the Democrats have recently gained control.

    He described the new situation as a change in the political reality
    and said that it was impossible for the administration to predict
    how the new mechanism would operate with regards to the fate of any
    proposal for recognition of the Armenian genocide.

    Newly ensconced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, promised the
    Armenian lobby to support any bill regarding the genocide.

    Asked whether President Bush would call Pelosi to ensure that any such
    draft would not be put on the agenda, Bryza said that he would make his
    own suggestion but was unable to know how the president would proceed.

    The Armenian lobby is expected to submit genocide bills to both wings
    of Congress following its inauguration.

    Meanwhile, in his address at the meeting, Bryza, drew attention to
    Russian attempts at being the sole energy supplier to the region and
    underlined the importance of Turkish-American strategic cooperation.
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