20.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. As of the decision of the Speaker of the US House the Co-chairman of the Armenian Caucus, congressmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ) made has sent a letter to the House Speaker which reads: “Mr. Speaker, I want to express my intense disappointment with the decision by the Republican leadership to pull the Armenian Genocide Resolution from consideration by the House of Representatives for the remainder of this Congressional session. I think that what’s really going on here is that the both executive and legislative powers of the US have succumbed to the threats of the Turkish government.
This is shameful. We have America, the most powerful country in the world, being told by the Republic of Turkey what we can talk about and what we can think,” the congressmen said.
“What happened today on the House floor sets a terrible precedent. It means that Turkey can threaten us in other areas. For example, they can threaten not to negotiate a settlement with Cyprus, and continue to occupy that nation. They can threaten the European Union if that organization does not allow them to become a member despite continued human rights violations against the Kurds and other minorities”.
Concluding the statement Pallone urge the Speaker to reconsider his decision and allow the resolution to be voted on the House floor. –0–
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