The Armenian lobby to launch a bill
NTV MSNBC, Turkey
June 14 2005
The new so-called Armenian genocide bill is expected to be passed
by a sub-committee of the International Relations Committee of the
House of Representatives.
Guncelleme: 05:16 ET 14 Haziran 2005 SalýWASHINGTON – A new draft
bill seeking recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide is to
be presented to the US House of Representatives within a fortnight,
according to Californian Democrat Adam Schiff.
The Armenian lobby in the US has been waiting to launch the bill and
it has been reported that efforts to submit the bill was diverted
during the visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to
the US last week.
However, the chairman of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert
is reported to be determined not to present the bill to the assembly
even if it is passed by the House’s sub-committees.
The draft legislation claims that the Ottoman Empire committed acts
of genocide against its Armenian citizens during the First World War,
allegations that Turkey strongly denies.
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