arminfo
2007-02-16 11:47:00
OVER 175 US CONGRESSMEN SUPPORTED FOR ADOPTION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
RESOLUTION
Over 175 Representatives from Thirty-Four U.S. States supported for the
adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. The support continues to
grow, with new cosponsors joining this measure over the past week from
Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Minnesota, Oregon, and Texas, reported the
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
To remind, the draft resolution was presented by Congressmen Adam
Schiff, George Radanovich and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs
Frank Pallone and Joe Knollenberg last month. The resolution is
identical to legislation introduced in the previous session of
Congress, which was overwhelmingly approved in the International
Relations Committee (now called the Foreign Affairs Committee), only to
be blocked from final passage by the House leadership. According to the
Executive Director of ANCA, Aram Hamparian, "The circumstances
surrounding this resolution’s reintroduction – namely the continued
heavy-handed pressure by the Turkish government against any mention of
the Armenian Genocide – clearly speak to the pressing need for the
passage of the Armenian
Genocide Resolution".
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph Biden introduced
similar legislation in the Senate on February 1st. His measure refers
to the criminal prosecution Dink faced because of his speech on the
Armenian Genocide.