Decrease of number of Congressmen backing H.Res.106 doesn't give cause for anxietyOctober 17, 2007 - 14:38 AMT 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. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |