AMERICAN SPONSOR: U.S. CONGRESS MAY ADOPT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
DeFacto Agency, Armenia –
May 31 2007
"The Armenian lobby in the U. S. should support Armenia in any issue",
American businessman and sponsor of Armenian origin Vahagn Hovnanian
stated at a press conference held in Yerevan May 31.
He noted his both brothers – Hirair and Zhirair Hovnanian – were
active participants of Armenian Assembly of America. In his words,
there are all prerequisites for the U. S. Congress to adopt Armenian
Genocide resolution.
To note, the number of both democrats and republicans supporting
Armenian Genocide resolution continues to grow. Senator Hillary Clinton
and Senate minority leader Harry Reid have already supported Armenian
Genocide resolution. The decision was rendered against the background
of tense situation caused by a Turkish delegation’s current visit to
Washington. Turks hoped "to freeze the Armenian Genocide resolution
threatening that its adoption will result in deterioration of
American-Turkish relations".
It should be reminded that Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone
and Joe Knollenberg sent a letter to the U. S. President Bush urging
him to use the word "genocide" in his annual speech April 24. The
Co-Chairs underscored the crimes committed against mankind should
not be forgotten and they need to be recognized. According to the
letter’s authors, the U.S. should pay tribute to the memory of those,
who suffered, and never forget the past. However, Bush did not respond
to the message, IA REGNUM reports.