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    GERRY CONNOLLY: US WILL "JEOPARDIZE ITS INTERESTS" BY RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    04.03.2010 21:36 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ We have no doubts over 1915 tragic events in
    Ottoman Empire; still, over 90 years have passed since and today
    Turkey is a reliable partner to US, Congressman from Virginia Gerry
    Connolly stated.

    "US military base is stationed in Turkey; Turkey assists us in our
    operations in Afghanistan. US will "jeopardize its interests" by
    recognizing Armenian Genocide, which would be an irresponsible step
    to take," Gerry Connolly stressed during the hearing of U.S. House
    Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    The Armenian Genocide resolution (H.Res. 106) was submitted to the
    House of Representatives by Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), on
    January 30, 2007, during the 110th United States Congress. It was
    a non-binding resolution calling upon the US President to ensure
    that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate
    understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human
    rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States
    record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes. Upon
    its introduction it was referred to United States House Committee
    on Foreign Affairs where it passed a 27-21 vote and was sent back
    for a full house vote. On October 26, 2007, in a letter addressed
    to the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, four key sponsors of the bill,
    requested a debate on the bill in full House to be postponed.

    The resolution affirming the U.S. record on the Armenian
    Genocide (H.Res.252) was formally introduced in the U.S. House of
    Representatives by Reps. Adam Schiff (D.-CA), George Radanovich
    (R.-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D.-NJ), and Mark Kirk (R.-Ill) in 2009.

    It currently has 137 co-sponsors.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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