Decrease of number of Congressmen backing H.Res.106 doesn't give cause for anxiety

PanARMENIAN.Net - Decrease of the number of Congressmen supporting the Armenian Genocide Resolution is not a cause for anxiety, ARF Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director, Kiro Manoyan told a PanARMENIAN. Net reporter during a news conference in Yerevan.



"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will bring the resolution to the floor anyway. The fact that seven Congressmen have recalled their signatures means nothing. It's not ruled out that the resolution will be backed by more Congressmen than we expect," he said.



The U.S. administration and Turkish lobbyists are severely pressing on Congressmen, he added.



On 16 October 7 Congressmen under the pressure of the Turkish lobby refused to support the Armenian Genocide resolution, thus cutting the number of co-sponsors to 219.



AAA Country Director for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, Apri Vartanian said a resolution is put on vote even if it's backed by one Congressman. "Support of 218 Congressmen comprises the necessary majority for adoption of a document in the House of Representatives," she said.