KIRO MANOYAN: TURKEY IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DECISION OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.03.2010 13:52 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Adoption of the resolution 252 on the Armenian
Genocide by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign
Affairs has not solved all our questions, Giro Manoyan , head of the
"Hay Dat" Central Office told a news conference in Yerevan.

"This vote on the Armenian Genocide resolution was the most difficult
among all before. It was a struggle of the Armenian and Turkish
political forces in the United States, resulted in a victory of the
Armenian side," Giro Manoyan said. The possibility of debating the
resolution in the House of Representatives is quite high, he said.

According to him, the first reaction of Armenia should be a letter
of gratitude of the Armenian Parliament Speaker to the House of
Representatives Speaker.

The decision of the congressmen is yet another lever to exert pressure
on Turkey to treat more seriously the Armenian-Turkish normalization,
and on the White House not preclude the Armenian Genocide recognition
by the U.S. Congress. "It is clear that Turkey is concerned, since
it has recalled its ambassador," Kiro Manoyan said, stressing that
further developments are largely depend on the White House and the
Armenian community of the United States.

On April 24 the U.S. President, on the pretext of Armenian-Turkish
normalization again, can avoid the "Genocide" term in his speech. "The
Committee’s decision has no legal effect and does not obligate the
U.S. president to anything," Manoyan said.

On March 4 the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign
Affairs adopted Armenian Genocide resolution (H.Res.252) by 23 votes
"in favour" and with 22 votes "against". After the vote in the
appropriate committee, the resolution will be sent to the House of
Representatives for a final vote.