The decision of the U.S. House Committee of Foreign Affairs to hold a vote on the Armenian Genocide resolution, H.Res.252, doesn’t mean that the issue has acquired a new coloring in Washington but testifies problems between the United States and Turkey, according to Richard Giragosian, the director of the Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS).

“We don’t need to be told about things we know,” he said, adding that Turkey’s current policy can cause reanimate Armenian Genocide recognition campaign.

Commenting on normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, he said, “Armenia can’t do more. It’s Turkey’s turn to take action now. Spitting at international pressure and dashing between the West and East, Turkey can harm itself.”

Mr. Giragosian also informed that he will take part in a conference on Armenia-Turkish relations in Chatham House, London, on March 3.

For his part, ACNIS analyst Manvel Sargsyan said Armenia and Turkey had better not play games. “Both countries made mistakes at the very beginning of the process,” he said.