Turkish members of Parliament, currently in Washington to work against the resolution on the Armenian Genocide before the U.S. House of Representatives, yesterday attended a meeting of the Turkish-American Council and met with representatives of Jewish groups. The delegation was also received by the U.S. Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, and they urged Washington "to beware of the Armenian lies." During the meeting, Burns told Turkish parliamentarians that the Bush administration would do everything it can to prevent passage of the resolution. The parliamentarians also met with former U.S. Ambassador to Ankara Mark Parris, reports Turkiye newspaper.