Turkey shamelessly attempts to export to U.S. Congress its Article 301October 19, 2007 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is working to counter the efforts of the Turkish lobby, which is pouring millions of dollars in foreign government money into the American political system in a truly shameless attempt to export to the U.S. Congress its Article 301 "gag-rule" on the Armenian Genocide," ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter."As Americans, we are opposed to "outsourcing" American foreign policy to Turkey - allowing another nation to dictate which human rights issues we can and cannot discuss," he said. "Turkey's efforts are already backfiring: Congressman Sires criticized these threats as "a Turkish sword" over his head. Congressman Crowley said "shame" on Turkey for threatening to destabilize our forces in Iraq. Senator Menendez sharply attacked "the Turkish government's attempts to intervene in the business of the U.S. Congress with over-the-top threats," he said. "Americans know that they advance America's interests when they stand up for human rights. The ANCA is, as always, working with all our community partners in building support for the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, Mr Hamparian said. 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. |