Turkish parliamentarians leave on a visit to US

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The delegation of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, led by Murat Mercan, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, will visit the US this weekend. The visit aims to prevent adoption of Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.252 at March 4 US House panel vote.



Turkish delegation has scheduled a number of meetings with administration of the White House. Turkey intends to warn US against adoption of H.Res.252, citing major damage it could inflict on US-Turkey relations, Sabah reported.



The Armenian Genocide resolution

The resolution affirming the U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (H.Res.252) was formally introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Adam Schiff (D.-CA), George Radanovich (R.-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D.-NJ), and Mark Kirk (R.-Ill). On March 4, 2010 it was adopted with a 22-21 vote by the House Committee on Foreign Relations. A similar resolution was introduced in the Senate.

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