GERRY CONNOLLY: US WILL "JEOPARDIZE ITS INTERESTS" BY RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
04.03.2010 21:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ We have no doubts over 1915 tragic events in
Ottoman Empire; still, over 90 years have passed since and today
Turkey is a reliable partner to US, Congressman from Virginia Gerry
Connolly stated.

"US military base is stationed in Turkey; Turkey assists us in our
operations in Afghanistan. US will "jeopardize its interests" by
recognizing Armenian Genocide, which would be an irresponsible step
to take," Gerry Connolly stressed during the hearing of U.S. House
Committee on Foreign Affairs.

The Armenian Genocide resolution (H.Res. 106) was submitted to the
House of Representatives by Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), on
January 30, 2007, during the 110th United States Congress. It was
a non-binding resolution calling upon the US President to ensure
that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate
understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human
rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States
record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes. Upon
its introduction it was referred to United States House Committee
on Foreign Affairs where it passed a 27-21 vote and was sent back
for a full house vote. On October 26, 2007, in a letter addressed
to the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, four key sponsors of the bill,
requested a debate on the bill in full House to be postponed.

The resolution affirming the U.S. record on the Armenian
Genocide (H.Res.252) was formally introduced in the U.S. House of
Representatives by Reps. Adam Schiff (D.-CA), George Radanovich
(R.-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D.-NJ), and Mark Kirk (R.-Ill) in 2009.

It currently has 137 co-sponsors.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress