ARMENIAN EXPERT: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION BY THE USA ON RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS QUITE REAL
ArmInfo
2009-01-21 14:11:00
ArmInfo. I think the Resolution on recognition of the Armenian Genocide
will be involved in the agenda of the US Congress during the next
few months, and the administration of the new American president
will not hamper this process, Director of the Institute of Oriental
Studies of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, turcologist,
professor Ruben Safrastyan told journalists today.
"After election of Barack Obama as US president, recognition of the
Armenian Genocide by the Congress has become quite real, however,
the 44th president of the USA will hardly use the "genocide" term
during his traditional address to the Armenian community of the USA
on April 24. Obama will do this stemming from the interests of the
USA in the Caucasus, and the American-Turkish relations", he said.
To recall, during his election campaign, President Obama multiply
said about the necessity of recognizing the events of 1915 in Ottoman
Turkey as a genocide. B.Obama promised he will officially recognize
the Genocide in case he is elected the USA president.
On October 10, 2007, the Committee for Foreign Affairs of US Congress
House of Representatives ignored refutations of US President George
Bush and approved Resolution 106 urging to reflect the fact of the
Armenian Genocide in the foreign policy of the USA. This Resolution
is called "House Resolution" and approval of the Senate, as well as
signature of the country’s president are not required for that.