Armenian Genocide Resolution will be voted down at turning-point

PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. possible recognition of the Armenian Genocide will not necessarily mean recognition by Turkey, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian said in the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University.



"I think, just before the voting the Resolution will be turned down following a call from the White House. If the administration decides that the H. Res. 106 jeopardizes national security, no one will back it, as it happened in 2000. We should not forget either that Turkey is U.S. ally in the region," the RA Deputy FM said.



Absence of U.S. Ambassador negatively influences on the Armenian-American relations, according to him. "We enjoy good relations with the United States. Armenia is included in the Millennium Challenge Account; meetings of the Armenia-U.S. bilateral commission are held twice a year. However, contacts cannot be exercised at a proper level without Ambassador," he said.



Ambassador John Evans was recalled in 2006 over public recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Later, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee twice blocked Richard Hoagland's nomination. New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez has twice vetoed the designation. A man denying the Armenian Genocide can't defend the U.S. interests in Armenia, he stated.



When addressing the Senate Richard Hoagland said he recognized the events of 1915 but doesn't think they were genocide.



The Armenian government has given consent on Hoagland's nomination.