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    ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION WILL STRENGTHEN US' POSITION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS REGION

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    10.03.2010 18:07 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ United Liberal National Party (ULNP) welcomes
    US House Foreign Affairs Committee's passage of Armenian Genocide
    resolution: the party hopes H.Res. 252 will be included on Congress
    agenda, ULNP secretary Vahan Babayan stated.

    Possible passage of H.Res.252 in Congress might spell US' intention to
    strengthen its position in South Caucasus region. "With US recognizing
    the Genocide, issues linked to changes in Armenia's foreign policy
    many occur," he noted.

    In view of the above, Babayan noted, rumors about the visit of
    Russian President or Prime Minister to Armenia are not accidental,
    with Moscow trying to demonstrate that South Caucasus region is in
    the center of its attention

    Vahan Babayan forecasted certain progress in Armenia-Turkey
    rapprochement before April 24, also stressing that unless Turkey
    ratifies protocols until then, it will be the one responsible for
    the failure of the process.

    United Liberal National Party secretary was skeptical about Erdogan's
    statements on Turkey's readiness to take return steps against US House
    Foreign Affairs Committee decision. "In future, Turkey will have to
    find common language with US and recognize the Armenian Genocide,"
    he emphasized.

    Dwelling on internal political situation in Armenia, Babayan noted that
    statements on oncoming social riots in the country mustn't be trusted.

    The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic
    destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during
    and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres, and
    deportations involving forced marches under conditions designed to
    lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths
    reaching 1.5 million.

    The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the
    Genocide survivors.

    To date, twenty countries and 44 U.S. states have officially recognized
    the events of the period as genocide, and most genocide scholars and
    historians accept this view.

    On March 4, with a vote of 23 to 22, the House Foreign Relations
    Committee successfully passed House Resolution 252 (H. Res. 252)
    pushing the Resolution in Congress for a final vote yet to be
    scheduled.
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