Genocide Recognition

RESOLUTION 106 WAS A MORAL VICTORY AND HAS NO POLITICAL OR JURISTIC IMPLICATION

PRESS RELEASE: ARMENIAN CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA

PRESS RELEASE: ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF AMERICA

"Resolution 106, adopted by the House Commission on Foreign Relations with 27 votes pro and 21 contra, has no political or juristic importance, it is rather a moral victory," said yesterday at "Urbat" club Arpi Vardanian, head of the Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh Representations of the Armenian Association of Armenia. She also added that October 11 is a remarkable day for all the Armenians. A similar resolution was pending last year, but it did not pass to the House of Representatives. Ms. Vardanian said that the Turkish campaign against Resolution 106 was unprecedented, and its aggression served to the contrary: many senators considered the pressure inappropriate and voted for the Resolution. Taking into consideration’s turkey
’s capabilities and rich financial resources, the support of the US Government and George Bush personally, Armenia must be proud having achieved adoption of the resolution.

This victory, Arpi Vardanian said, shall be completed in case of the Resolution’s discussion at the House of Representatives, which supports it for more than 50%. The authority of submitting resolutions to the House of Representatives belongs to Nancy Pelosi, who is a member of the Commission on Armenian Issues and has always supported the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

Ms. Vardanian assured that henceforth the Armenian lobby in the USA shall go on with its activities with even greater enthusiasm. She noticed that the Armenian organizations should also always keep an eye on the activities of the Turkish lobby and expressed hope that the authorities of turkey
 will prove sensible enough not to start a campaign against the Armenians of turkey
.

According to Arpi Vardanian, the adoption of the Resolution may have both positive and negative influence on the relations between Armenia and turkey
. She said that it may encourage other states to recognize the Armenian Genocide officially.

By Nana Petrosian, translated by A.M
source: http://www.azg.am/?lang=EN&num=2007101202