U.S. House Foreign Affairs starts hearing on H.Res.252

PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. House Foreign Affairs started hearing on the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.252). Opening the hearing, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman called on his colleagues to vote for adoption of Armenian Genocide Resolution.

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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