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    GENOCIDE RESOLUTION PASSES THROUGH COMMITTEE (UPDATED)

    http://www.armenianweekly.com/2010/03/0 4/genocide-resolution-passes-through-committee-2/
    March 4, 2010

    WASHINGTON-On Thursday, March 4, the House Foreign Affairs Committee
    held a hearing on the Armenian Genocide Resolution-H.R. 252. The
    resolution passed by a vote of 23 to 22.

    The resolution will now be sent to the House of Representatives for
    a vote by the full chamber at a date to be set by the Speaker of
    the House.

    In his introductory remarks, Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.), chairman
    of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, underlined the undisputed
    fact of the Armenian Genocide, noted that the overwhelming majority
    of scholars affirm the fact of the genocide, and urged his colleagues
    for vote for it. He added, "It is now time for Turkey to acknowledge
    the reality of the Armenian Genocide."

    The passage of this resolution by the committee is a tribute to the
    hard work of the Armenian-American community against substantial
    lobbying by the government of Turkey. We hope that this is the first
    step towards the United States of America soon joining Canada in
    recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

    Turkey Recalls Ambassador

    Turkey says it is recalling its ambassador to the U.S. for
    consultations following a resolution declaring the killing of Armenians
    by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I genocide, reported AP.

    The move came minutes after the U.S. congressional panel approved
    the resolution Thursday.

    A government statement said Ambassador Namik Tan was being recalled
    with immediate effect.

    The House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed the resolution with a
    23-22 vote, even though the Obama administration had urged Congress
    not to offend Turkey by approving it.

    Statement by Hachikian on Committee Passage of Genocide Resolution

    Below is a statement by ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian on the vote:

    A bipartisan majority today rejected Turkey's gag rule, setting
    the stage for Speaker Pelosi and the full U.S. House to properly
    commemorate the Armenian Genocide. The Committee's message was simple
    yet powerful: Turkey doesn't get a vote or a veto in the U.S.

    Congress.

    As Americans of Armenian heritage, it holds great meaning to see our
    nation move one step closer to putting the painful lessons of the
    Armenian Genocide to work in helping to end the cycle of genocide,
    in Darfur and around the world.

    A moral foreign policy has always been among our strongest assets and
    one of the greatest forces for good in the world. Despite Turkey's
    last minute threats and intimidation, Chairman Berman and the House
    Foreign Affairs Committee have shown that it's always the right time
    to do the right thing.

    Details to follow.
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