US CONGRESS TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN NEW ANALOGOUS RESOLUTION

YEREVAN, JUNE 10. ARMINFO. A new draft resolution “On Recognizing
Armenian Genocide” will be presented in the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the US Congress within the nearest weeks, the resolution’s
author, congressman Adam Shiffer stated in an interview to Radio
Liberty.

He says that the resolution has been discussed within a few weeks in
the US Congress. “All the congressmen tried to present a resolution
on recognizing Armenian Genocide in appropriate commissions could not
provide discussion and voting”, Shiffer noted adding that the
agreement reached the day before will give an opportunity to hold
discussion and voting on the draft. The source notes that the last
voting in committee took place 5 years ago. “The Resolution will
present the history of Armenian Genocide. It will be noted there that
the first Genocide of the last century assassinated more than 1.5 mln
Armenians was planned beforehand. The Resolution will note that the
US Congress recognizes Armenian Genocide”, congressman noted.

The source notes that Henry Hayditz, the US Congress committee
chairman on foreign affairs was given a right to present the
Resolution in the US Congress. -r-