Onur Oymen: if H.Res.106 passes, Turkey will take measures and everyone will feel the harmOctober 9, 2007 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Unfortunately, the bill on an alleged genocide was introduced in the U.S. Congress under pressure of the Armenian lobby. Though President Bush opposes resolution, the Congress is likely to pass it," said Onur Oymen, the deputy chairman of the Turkish Opposition Republican People's Party (CHP)."Passage of he document will damage the Turkish-American relations," he said. "It will also lead to deterioration of the Turkish-Armenian relations. So, we expect the U.S. government to block the resolution. Otherwise Turkey will take measure and everyone will feel the harm," he said. "The ruling AKP can't prevent the Congress from adopting the H.Res.106," he added. "We must invite U.S. Congressmen to Turkey and furnish our arguments. The U.S. troops in Iraq receive armament and provisions through Turkey. Most of Armenia's export goes via Turkey as well. There are possibilities to block the resolution, but Turkey failed to develop the issue properly," he said, APA reports. The U.S. House of Representatives will hold a vote on the Armenian Genocide resolution October 10. 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 | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |