ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION TO BE DISCUSSED IN U.S. CONGRESS

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Genocide legislation appears set to come before the influential House International Relations Committee as early as Wednesday, September 14-th. H.Res.316, which was introduced by Representatives George

Radanovich (R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), calls upon the President to ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects appropriate understanding of the Armenian Genocide. The resolution includes thirty detailed findings from past U.S. hearings,

resolutions and Presidential statements, as well as references to statements by international bodies and organizations.

This measure, which is in the process of being amended, reaffirms the Armenian Genocide within the broader context of regional relationships and addresses Turkey's efforts to join the European Union. The Turkish Ambassador and his lobbyists - including the Livingston Group - are actively making the rounds to members of the International Relations Committee, seeking to block any action on U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide. As part of this effort, the Livingston Group has been distributing a four-page genocide-denial document to Congressional offices, Yerkir Online reports.