NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ARMENIA DECLINED PROPOSAL TO CREATE INTERIM COMMITTEE ON GENOCIDE

Panorama.am
14:57 23/10/06

Opposition deputy Tatul Manaseryan made a proposal at the National
Assembly of Armenia to set up an interim committee on genocide of
Armenians. Deputy Hmaiak Hovhanisyan said the standing committee on
foreign relations must deal with the issue. Spartak Seiranyan from
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnakcutiun) said setting
up a committee may torpedo recognition of the genocide throughout
the world. He said if our discusstion may mean that we are not sure
if there was really a genocide or not. "The decision may put under
question the decisions of many parliaments throughout the world which
have already recognized and condemned the genocide," he said. On the
other hand, Tatul Manaseryan believes, "We urge countries to recognize
the genocide but fail to fix it on legislative level." He also said
Armenia does not have any law punishing refusal to recognize the
Armenian genocide like France does. Anyway, the draft decision on
setting up an interim committee on genocide was declined from the
big agenda and Manaseryan suggested to organize closed hearing on
the issue.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress