DEPUTY KORYUN NAHAPETIAN: TURKEY WILL NOT CARRY OUT ITS THREATS ADDRESSED TO U.S.

Noyan Tapan
March 9, 2010

YEREVAN, MARCH 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian delegation’s presence at the
discussions on Armenian Genocide at the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Foreign Affairs showed that the Armenians are united and
resolute in the issue of international recognition of the Armenian
Genocide. Independent deputy Koryun Nahapetian, a member of the RA
National Assembly delegation that had left for the U.S. on March
3-6 declared at a March 9 press conference. He reminded that four
similar resolutions were adopted at the U.S. Congress in the past
years but no delegation from Armenia took part in them. According
to him, the participation in the March 4 discussions is Armenian
diplomacy’s achievement.

According to K. Nahapetian, some members of the Committee voiced at
the meeting that today it is high time to recognize and condemn the
Armenian Genocide. Thus, according to the deputy, the U.S. confirmed
its loyalty to universal values though some Congressmen expressed an
apprehension over possible worsening of the Turkish-American relations.

Another member of Armenia’s delegation, RPA deputy Artak Zakarian found
it difficult to predict whether the resolution on the Genocide will
be submitted for a discussion at the Congress plenary session. In his
words, it depends on Turkey’s further position. However, according
to A. Zakarian, Turkey will not carry out its threats addressed to
the U.S. as did not do it to Russia, France and other countries when
the latters recognized the Armenian Genocide.