AAA URGES HOUSE COMMITTEE TO PASS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.10.2007 14:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Assembly of America strongly encouraged
members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to approve H. Res. 106,
which would affirm the historical truth of the Armenian Genocide.

In a letter to Committee Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Assembly Executive
Director Bryan Ardouny asked Members of Congress to affirm the truth
and not to allow a foreign government to dictate to Congress. The
government of Turkey has pressured President Bush and Congress not to
vote on the genocide measure – despite its overwhelming bi-partisan
support.

"These threats from Turkey are totally irresponsible and have no
place in this debate," said Ardouny. "No U.S. ally should withhold
vital support in the war against terror just because it doesn’t get
its way on Capitol Hill. Turkey has held the U.S. hostage on this
issue long enough."

Ardouny said that the Assembly is working vigorously for passage
of H. Res. 106, including talking with lawmakers and staff, phone
banking and alerting its nationwide membership about the pending vote.

The resolution has the support of 227 members of the House and is
scheduled for a vote October 10 before the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs. Supporters of the resolution expect approval by the committee.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress