20.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Armenian organizations which formed a coalition “596 Committee” aiming at adoption of the Resolution on the Armenian Genocide in 1915 in Ottoman Turkey, appeared with a statement after the decision of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
In a statement the members of the “596 Committee” said, “Turkish threats are not credible, but have nevertheless prevailed. Instead of succumbing to threats against American service personnel stationed in Turkey, the Speaker should have called upon the President to reject Turkey’s threats and put that nation on notice that it would be held fully accountable for the safety of Americans there.”
The Committee also noted that it was “deeply troubled that the Speaker had allowed Turkish threats to prevent the House of Representatives from voting on a measure which he himself supports, which has progressed through every stage of the legislative process, and which, by his own admission, enjoys the support of a majority in the House.” –0–
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