POSTPONEMENT OF H.RES.106 VOTE WAS PREDICTABLE

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.10.2007 14:04 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Postponement of vote on the Armenian Genocide
Resolution was predictable, Director of the Caucasus Media Institute,
Dr. Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"Turkey grated on U.S. nerves and the result was predictable. However,
this story has one peculiarity.

No one denied that the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians was
Genocide but political advisability dominated. Actually, the Armenian
Genocide was recognized," he underscored.

The four leading Democratic sponsors of the Armenian Genocide
Resolution (H.Res.106) have called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to
adopt a revised schedule for the consideration of this human rights
legislation by the House of Representatives.

In a letter sent to Speaker Pelosi, lead author Adam Schiff (D-CA),
Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and
Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) stressed
that, in asking for this delay, "we believe that a large majority of
our colleagues want to support a resolution recognizing the genocide
on the House floor and that they will do so, provided the timing is
more favorable."

October 10, with a vote 27 to 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.