US-TURKISH BUSINESS GROUP HOPES THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTIONS WON’T PASS
ArmRadio.am
22.03.2007 16:27
The head of a key US-Turkish business group, including top US defense
companies dealing with Turkey, said he hoped that two Armenian genocide
resolutions pending in the US Congress would not be brought to a vote.
"I’m hopeful that we’ve made significant progress that the leadership
of the Congress will not bring either in the Senate or in the House of
Representatives this legislation to the floor for vote," James Holmes,
president of the American-Turkish Council (ATC) said in an interview
with the Turkish Daily News.
Holmes noted this is a vote which would have political consequences
and commercial consequences and that the Congressmen need to take
greater care in addressing such issues. "We have a lot of business
with Turkey and we have a lot of prospective business with Turkey,
which doesn’t merit being risked on such a resolution. So from the
perspective of US interests, the legislation is completely unwanted,"
he said.
His ATC has sent an open letter to all lawmakers, arguing against the
genocide measure, and the group’s members are seeking to use their
influence on legislators representing their states and districts.
James Holmes said support for this resolution "will not advance"
Turkish-Armenian ties.
From: Baghdasarian