OSCE MG U.S. CO-CHAIRMAN SURE THAT GEORGE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WILL STRONGLY OPPOSE ANY DRAFT LAW ON RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Nov 13 2006
Matt Bryza, a top-level official from the U.S. State Department,
U.S. Co-chairman of OSCE Minsk Group for settlement of Karabakh
conflict, asserted that the George Bush Administration would strongly
oppose any draft law on the recognition of Armenian genocide.
However, he added that given the complexity of the new political
environment since the midterm elections, it was hard for them to
precisely foresee any outcome.
Zaman reports that Matt Bryza was speaking at the annual convention of
the Assembly of Turkish- American Associations (ATAA) and commented
on the possibility of an Armenian genocide bill introduced to the
House of Representatives, where the Democrats have recently gained
control. He described the new situation as a change in the political
reality and said that it was impossible for the administration to
predict how the new mechanism would operate with regards to the fate
of any proposal for recognition of the Armenian genocide.
Newly ensconced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, promised the
Armenian lobby to support any bill regarding the genocide.
Meanwhile, in his address at the meeting, Bryza, drew attention to
Russian attempts at being the sole energy supplier to the region and
underlined the importance of Turkish-American strategic cooperation.