HOUSE VOTE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION POSSIBLE BEFORE SUMMER VACATION
PanARMENIAN.Net
08.04.2008 13:57 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.106, has
never been removed from agenda, Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office
Director Kiro Manoyan told a news conference in Yerevan.
"I think that the vote may be held before the Congress goes on the
summer vacation," he said.
The Armenian Genocide Resolution was adopted by the House Foreign
Affairs Committee with a vote 27 to 21 on October 10, 2007. The vote
in the full House has not been scheduled yet. Meanwhile, several
Congressmen recalled their signatures under pressure of the Turkish
lobby.
As to nomination of Marie L. Yovanovitch to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic
of Armenia, Mr Manoyan said, "The Bush administration has probably
decided that long absence of Ambassador in Yerevan can affect relations
with Armenia and damage U.S. positions in the entire region."
U.S. Charge d’Affairs, Mr Joseph Pennington has been acting as
Ambassador for 18 months already.
An earlier attempt to nominate Amb. Richard Hoagland to replace
Amb. Evans was blocked by Sen. Robert Menendez (Dem.-N.J.), to protest
the dismissal of Amb.
Evans and to object to Amb. Hoagland’s poor choice of words in
responding to Senators’ questions on the validity of the Armenian
Genocide.