Serge Sargsyan intends to personally thank Congressmen who voted for H.Res.106

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia must be grateful to the Congressmen who voted for the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan told reporters during a visit to Aragatsotn region of the republic.



"We are grateful to all those Congressmen who dealt with the issue and especially those who voted for the Armenian Genocide Resolution. I think I will have the chance to thank them personally," he said, Novosti Armenia reports.



The RA Prime Minister will depart for Washington in mid-October for an annual meeting of the IMF and WB and session of the committee on U.S.-Armenian economic cooperation.



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. The measure is co-sponsored by 226 Congressmen.



Being a non-binding resolution, it's not supposed to be sent to Senate or to be signed by the President.