SPECULATIONS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION DO NO CREDIT TO USA
ArmInfo
2010-03-09 14:52:00
ArmInfo. Speculations on the issue of recognition of the Armenian
Genocide do no credit to the USA, Director of the Analytic Center on
Globalization and Regional Cooperation Stepan Grigoryan told ArmInfo.
"Permanently peddling threat of the Genocide recognition and via
political blackmail, Washington strives not to admit change of
Turkey’s foreign policy at any cost. However, this way may lead to an
adverse effect in form of creation of a firm union between Moscow and
Ankara. As our recent history shows, this union can forebode nothing
good for the Armenian people", the political expert said. Moreover,
Grigoryan thinks that the process of putting pressure on Turkey by the
USA contains much danger for Armenia, as Turkey has lately changed its
foreign political preferences, striving for rapprochement with Russia
and eastern countries and moving away from the USA at the same time.
"If there is no permanent collision of interests of the superpowers
and military-political blocks in the South Caucasus, this may lead
to very undesirable impulses for Armenia", he resumed.
On March 4 2010 the House Committee on Foreign Affairs affirmed House
Resolution 252, or the non- binding Armenian Genocide Resolution, that
calls upon the President to recognize the death of 1.5 million ethnic
Armenians as genocide in his annual remembrance on April 24. The
committee split 23 yes votes to 22 no votes. For final adoption,
the resolution requires approval by the House of Representatives. No
approval by the Senate or the President is required. Earlier Turkish
Parliament addressed a letter to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
saying that affirmation of the Resolution may impede the Armenian-
Turkish normalization.