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US Congressman calls on his colleagues to protect US-Turkish relations

04 March 2009 13:58 (UTC +04:00)

According to APA, Bill Shuster said Turkey played important role in the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and fully supported the US-led operation in Afghanistan. Shusterâ€™s address related to the Armenian lobbyâ€™s attempt to include the draft resolution on the false â€œArmenian genocideâ€ in the agenda of the US Congress.
Member of the House of Representatives Adam Schiff promised at his meeting with 75 members of the Armenian National Committee of America to include the draft resolution in agenda. He said Turkish lobby put all efforts to prevent it. â€œI hope the US Congress will adopt the draft resolution on the â€œgenocide of Armenians in Ottoman Empire during the World War Iâ€ and President Obama will sign it despite Turkeyâ€™s serious resistance. My colleagues in the Congress know that Armenian genocide is historical factor and Barack Obama agrees with this ideaâ€.