PanARMENIAN.Net

Adoption of Armenian Genocide resolution by U.S.
Congress to become a historic event
22.02.2007 14:54 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution by the
106th U.S. Congress if approved, will become a historic event, ARF
Dashnaktsutyun representative Armen Roustamyan responded to the
PanARMENIAN.Net journalist during a press conference in Yerevan. He
said, in order to adopt this resolution the most favorable moment has
come. `Democrats make majority in the U.S. Congress, who have always
been for recognizing the Armenian Genocide. And the most important
thing here is that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks for it, and a lot
of things depend on her,’ Roustamyan stressed. He is sure that this
very step by the United States will result in Armenian Genocide
recognition in a number of European countries. `The recognition of the
Armenian Genocide by the U.S. is a issue of security for Armenia and
the whole region. It will mean that the 3+3+2 formula of regional
security offered to Armenia, where `2′ are the U.S.A. and EU, is
viable. Among other things, some progress is possible in
Armenian-Turkish relations,’ Armen Roustamyan said.

In 2001 an attempt was made in the U.S. Congress to adopt such a
resolution, but House Speaker Rep. Dennis Hastert blocked
discussions. The current voting is scheduled for April 2007.