TERROR FREE TOMORROW: US CONGRESS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION WILL HAVE OPPOSITE EFFECT

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 9 2007

The Terror Free Tomorrow held public opinion survey in Turkey, APA
US bureau reports. According to the first nationwide public opinion
survey of Turkey, US Congressional passage of Armenian resolution
would actually set back the cause it purports to achieve.

73 percent of Turks think a resolution will have the opposite effect
and actually worsen relations between Turkey and Armenia. The genocide
resolution will damage US interests in the Middle East.

According to the poll, US parliamentarians should be persuaded that
this step will worsen US-Turkey relations. The poll conducted by
the organization in 15 Turkish provinces in January-February, 2007
shows that 78% of the respondents protest against the adoption of
any document on alleged genocide. 42% of the respondents consider
that the Congress can not be unbiased on this issue, 36% thinks that
‘genocide’ was not committed and 18% considers that historians should
make decision about it.

If the Congress votes for the document on so-called genocide,
83 percent would oppose Turkey assisting the United States in
neighboring Iraq. 78% will boycott the US products and vote for
candidates unapproved by official Washington.

11% of the respondents said they will not take any measures.

30% people approves freezing of diplomatic relations between Ankara and
Washington. 73% of the respondents said this step will damage relations
with Armenia and 84% said positive opinion about the US will change.

John McCain, US Senator, candidate for 2008 presidential elections and
co-chairs of the commission investigated September 11 events Thomas
Kean and Lea Hamilton are the members of the consulting council of
the Terror Free Tomorrow,Inc.