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    LOBBING BATTLE OVER GENOCIDE RESOLUTION GO ON IN US CONGRESS

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    12.10.2009 20:31 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Don't expect the perennial lobbying battle over a
    contentious genocide resolution to subside this Congress with Armenia
    and Turkey signing protocols to reestablish relations Saturday after
    close to a century of hostility between the two. The resolution's
    lead sponsor, Rep. Adam Schiff, intends to move forward with the bill
    despite the two countries meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Saturday.

    "We intend to push forward with the recognition of the genocide,"
    Schiff told The Hill, hoping Turkey will "come to grips with the past."

    Despite Armenia and Turkey officially reconciling, lawmakers are still
    signing onto Schiff's bill. Seven House members have added their names
    to its co-sponsor list since the two countries announced on Aug. 31
    the protocols they intended to sign. Two lawmakers Brian Bilbray and
    Darrell Issa - joined others in supporting the resolution this past
    week, bringing a total of 134 co-sponsors for the legislation.

    Schiff said he was not sure on when the resolution would come before
    the House Foreign Affairs Committee for approval and then moved
    onto the floor for a vote. Nevertheless, the California Democrat can
    expect support from Armenian advocacy organizations, who have mounted
    a grassroots campaign this year to get it passed in Congress, as he
    pushes for his resolution.

    Nabi Sensoy, Turkey's ambassador to the United States, said moving
    forward with the resolution in Congress now could harm his country's
    normalization process with Armenia.

    The Turkish Embassy will have ready a stable of PR operatives and
    lobbyists to beat back the resolution this Congress.

    Sensoy believes Saturday's agreement between the two countries will
    help Turkey's case against the resolution in Congress by bolstering
    its ties with U.S. lawmakers, The Hill daily reported.
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