  Sergey Minasyan: Ankara could resort to political bluffing to prevent discussion of Armenian Genocide resolution  December 18, 2010 - 15:19 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. is a democratic country. Should the Chamber of Representatives resolve to initiate discussions on Armenian Genocide resolution, the Administration won’t be able to prevent discussions, unless the Administration tries to influence the decision, according to political expert Sergey Minasyan. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the expert commented on recent media reports according to which U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised to prevent voting for the resolution in a conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Minasyan did not preclude Ankara’s resorting to threats or political bluffing and using the whole of its political ammunition in order to prevent the discussion. The Armenian expert also noted that discussion of Armenian Genocide resolution could be linked to the recent exacerbation of Turkey-Israel ties. On December 17, spokesperson for the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Elizabeth S. Chouldjian said that H. Res. 252, the Armenian Genocide resolution, can be considered in the U.S. House of Representatives within the next 48 hours. The ANCA urges American Armenians to call their congressmen and demand from them that they vote for H. Res. 252 adoption, Chouldjian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. The ANCA, as well as famous representatives of show business of Armenian descent have initiated a campaign urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to schedule a vote on H.Res. 252 before the House adjourns.    The Armenian Genocide resolution The resolution affirming the U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (H.Res.252) was formally introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Adam Schiff (D.-CA), George Radanovich (R.-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D.-NJ), and Mark Kirk (R.-Ill). On March 4, 2010 it was adopted with a 22-21 vote by the House Committee on Foreign Relations. A similar resolution was introduced in the Senate.  Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
