Postponement of H.Res.106 vote was predictable

PanARMENIAN.Net - Postponement of vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution was predictable, Director of the Caucasus Media Institute, Dr. Alexander Iskandaryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



"Turkey grated on U.S. nerves and the result was predictable. However, this story has one peculiarity. No one denied that the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians was Genocide but political advisability dominated. Actually, the Armenian Genocide was recognized," he underscored.



The four leading Democratic sponsors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106) have called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to adopt a revised schedule for the consideration of this human rights legislation by the House of Representatives.



In a letter sent to Speaker Pelosi, lead author Adam Schiff (D-CA), Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Representatives Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) stressed that, in asking for this delay, "we believe that a large majority of our colleagues want to support a resolution recognizing the genocide on the House floor and that they will do so, provided the timing is more favorable."



October 10, with a vote 27 to 21 the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.106, which was introduced by Representative Adam Schiff January 30, 2007.