No congressional vote on Armenian Genocide resolution soon

PanARMENIAN.Net - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, when asked if it is a good time to bring up the Armenian resolution, reiterated her view that Genocide occurred.



Whether Obama travels to the region or not "does not deny the fact that there was an Armenian Genocide, and there are those of us in Congress who will continue to make that point," the California lawmaker told Reuters.



Pelosi's spokesman, Brendan Daly, said he does not know whether the sponsors of the latest resolution have enough support for it to pass in the House but "no one's talking about a vote any time soon."



Similar resolutions have been introduced in Congress for years and Pelosi has been a longtime supporter of having Congress declare the killings a genocide.



But as speaker, she did not bring the legislation to the floor for a vote in 2007 after pressure by the Bush administration, amid concerns over the sensitivities of Turkey.



Obama has not said whether he will support the resolution. He must also decide whether to mark an Armenian remembrance day on April 24 with a statement using the term Genocide.