THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL WILL BE APPROVED, US DIPLOMAT CONSIDERS

ArmRadio.am
15.02.2007 13:33

Deputy Chief of the United States Mission to Turkey Nancy Mceldowney
considers that the bill on recognition of the Armenian Genocide
will be most probably approved by the House of Representatives of
the US Congress, Nancy Mceldowney said during the dinner in honor
of the members of the Turkish "Motherland" Party. The main topic
of the meeting with the American diplomat was the discussions on
the Armenian Genocide bill scheduled in April. Members of the "
Motherland" Party declared during the meeting that adoption of the
given bill will arise negative reaction towards the US in Turkey. The
diplomat declared that "the created situation should not be a threat to
bilateral relations, since the US and Turkey take necessary efforts to
fight the terrorist organizations, particularly the Kurdish Workers’
Party. Besides, Turkish assistance is needed also in Northern Iraq,
where some important events are expected in the near future," said
the Deputy Chief of the US Mission.