Turkey shamelessly attempts to export to U.S. Congress its Article 301October 19, 2007 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is working to counter the efforts of the Turkish lobby, which is pouring millions of dollars in foreign government money into the American political system in a truly shameless attempt to export to the U.S. Congress its Article 301 "gag-rule" on the Armenian Genocide," ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter."As Americans, we are opposed to "outsourcing" American foreign policy to Turkey - allowing another nation to dictate which human rights issues we can and cannot discuss," he said. "Turkey's efforts are already backfiring: Congressman Sires criticized these threats as "a Turkish sword" over his head. Congressman Crowley said "shame" on Turkey for threatening to destabilize our forces in Iraq. Senator Menendez sharply attacked "the Turkish government's attempts to intervene in the business of the U.S. Congress with over-the-top threats," he said. "Americans know that they advance America's interests when they stand up for human rights. The ANCA is, as always, working with all our community partners in building support for the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, Mr Hamparian said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |