Decrease of number of Congressmen backing H.Res.106 doesn't give cause for anxietyOctober 17, 2007 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Decrease of the number of Congressmen supporting the Armenian Genocide Resolution is not a cause for anxiety, ARF Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director, Kiro Manoyan told a PanARMENIAN. Net reporter during a news conference in Yerevan. "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will bring the resolution to the floor anyway. The fact that seven Congressmen have recalled their signatures means nothing. It's not ruled out that the resolution will be backed by more Congressmen than we expect," he said. The U.S. administration and Turkish lobbyists are severely pressing on Congressmen, he added. On 16 October 7 Congressmen under the pressure of the Turkish lobby refused to support the Armenian Genocide resolution, thus cutting the number of co-sponsors to 219. AAA Country Director for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, Apri Vartanian said a resolution is put on vote even if it's backed by one Congressman. "Support of 218 Congressmen comprises the necessary majority for adoption of a document in the House of Representatives," she said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |