KIRO MANOYAN: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION WILL PASS
PanARMENIAN.Net
08.10.2007 12:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee will
pass the Armenian Genocide Resolution October 10, ARF Bureau’s Hay
Dat and Political Affairs Office Director, Kiro Manoyan told a news
conference in Yerevan.
"The Turkish lobby has launched an active campaign to block the
resolution. Erdogan’s phone conversation with Bush, talks between
the Turkish Foreign Minister and Israeli President, and finally,
the letter of eight former Secretaries of State speak of Turkey’s
concern about the possible passage of the H.Res.106.
However, the Armenian National Committee of America is wide awake
and will not allow torpedoing of the vote.
Eight former Secretaries of State have eight votes; the Armenian
community has much more votes. This fact should be taken into account
on the threshold of presidential and congressional elections in 2008,"
he said.
"Israel is in an awkward position now. The Jewish community in the
U.S. cracked into two parts – one recognizing the Armenian Genocide,
the other still hesitating. Israel will have to choose, though it’s
hard," Kiro Manoyan said.
The U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee will hold a vote on the
Armenian Genocide Resolution October 10.
The House version of the Resolution, H.Res.106, was introduced January
30 by lead author Rep. Adam Schiff.
It has 227 co-sponsors.