FIRST DELEGATION OF TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON FOR PREVENTING ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Noyan Tapan
Feb 27 2007

ANKARA, FEBRUARY 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The first delegation of Turkish Grand
National Assembly left for Washington on February 25 for the purpose
of counteracting to the adoption of the resolution on recognition
of Armenian Genocide in U.S. Congress. Four deputies from Justice
and Democracy ruling party and two deputies from Republican-People’s
opposition Party are included in the delegation.

The meetings of Turkish deputies with U.S. legislators and officials
will continue until March 4.

According to the Cihan Turkish news agency, the second delegation
will leave for Washington and will carry out lobbying in the period
from March 11 to March 18. The third delegation will arrive in U.S. in
late March.