TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIAN: WHITE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT HINDER ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

ArmInfo
2010-03-03 20:12:00

ArmInfo. The White House Administration does not hinder adoption
of the Resolution on Armenian Genocide, Murat Mercan, head of the
Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission, said in Washington,
Zamantoday reports.

To note, in Washington, Murat Mercan, head of the Turkish Parliament’s
Foreign Affairs Commission, which is having talks with US officials
ahead of the vote, and Sukru Elekdag, a lawmaker and former Turkish
ambassador to the US, spoke to reporters at the Turkish Embassy in
Washington on Monday. "My impression is that the [Obama] administration
is not fighting against it very effectively," Elekdag said, while
emphasizing that Turkish cooperation with the United States was at
risk if the measure passed.

To recall, in Ankara, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted
on Tuesday that what is at stake if the resolution is approved is
also the state of bilateral relations between Ankara and Washington.

"Turkish- US relations are experiencing their most successful period
in history," Erdogan said. "I hope that they will not be damaged by
such initiatives. I maintain trust in the leadership and common sense
of President [Barack] Obama, who has been closely following efforts
toward the normalization of ties with Armenia."

The Resolution on the Armenian Genocide was submitted to the US
House of Representatives on 18 March 2009. At present 135 congressmen
support the resolution.