PanARMENIAN.Net
Serge Sargsyan intends to personally thank Congressmen
who voted for H.Res.106
13.10.2007 13:19 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia must be grateful to the Congressmen who
voted for the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan told reporters
during a visit to Aragatsotn region of the republic.
`We are grateful to all those Congressmen who dealt with the issue
and especially those who voted for the Armenian Genocide Resolution. I
think I will have the chance to thank them personally,’ he said,
Novosti Armenia reports.
The RA Prime Minister will depart for Washington in mid-October for an
annual meeting of the IMF and WB and session of the committee on
U.S.-Armenian economic cooperation.
October 10, with a vote 27 too 21 the U.S. House Committee on Foreign
Affairs adopted the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.106, which was
introduced by Representative Adam Schiff January 30, 2007. The measure
is co-sponsored by 226 Congressmen.
Being a non-binding resolution, it’s not supposed to be sent to
Senate or to be signed by the President.