Armenian Genocide Resolution likely to be passed in Congress in April

PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. President Barack Obama was elected from Illinois and Chicago, the state capital, has a large Greek and Armenian population, said Sabri Sayari, a professor of political science at Sabanci University.



"For electoral reasons, Obama has been pushing for this for years now. Joe Biden was elected from Delaware, which also has a small but influential Greek-American population. Greek and Armenian Americans work together on this issue. When you have both the president and the vice president strongly pushing for this, the Armenian Genocide resolution will pass in Congress this time in April. Both Biden and Obama have been tremendously committed to the issue," he said.



If Turkey and Armenia open their mutual border as the next step of the recent rapprochement between them, it could change the equilibrium in Turkey's relations with Armenia, but it would not affect the diaspora, according to him.



"We have seen what happened in the Greek-Turkish situation. Turkey reached a rapprochement with Greece in 1999 and the relations are quite warm, but the Greek-American diaspora is still critical of Turkey. Just two weeks ago, the founding of the Turkish Republic was being celebrated in Los Angeles by Turkish-Americans and 200 young Armenians demonstrated there. What happens between Turkey and Armenia does not seem to be affecting the diaspora community," Sayari said, Today's Zaman reports.
 Top stories
Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.
In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million).
The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".
The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.
Partner news
---