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1915 WAS GREAT TRAGEDY, BUT IT IS NOT US CONGRESS' AFFAIR - CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRWOMAN
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Dec 1 2011
Armenia
ISTANBUL. - Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the US House of Representatives stated it is inappropriate
for the US Congress to deal with the recognition of the 1915 Armenian
Genocide.
She noted that the efforts toward recognizing as genocide the
violence that occurred in the latter period of the Ottoman Empire
is a disturbing topic. "That violence was a tragedy, but giving
those massacres a correct historical recognition is a very delicate
topic. I believe it is inappropriate for the Congress to deal with
their recognition. Instead, Armenia and Turkey could directly deal
with that issue. I support the proposal that those tragic events be
examined with cooperation between Armenian and Turkish historians,"
said Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the US House of Representatives, Star daily of Turkey writes.
news.am
Dec 1 2011
Armenia
ISTANBUL. - Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the US House of Representatives stated it is inappropriate
for the US Congress to deal with the recognition of the 1915 Armenian
Genocide.
She noted that the efforts toward recognizing as genocide the
violence that occurred in the latter period of the Ottoman Empire
is a disturbing topic. "That violence was a tragedy, but giving
those massacres a correct historical recognition is a very delicate
topic. I believe it is inappropriate for the Congress to deal with
their recognition. Instead, Armenia and Turkey could directly deal
with that issue. I support the proposal that those tragic events be
examined with cooperation between Armenian and Turkish historians,"
said Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the US House of Representatives, Star daily of Turkey writes.