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Sponsors of the so-called Armenian genocide bill refuse to put it to vote

26 October 2007 13:16 (UTC +04:00)

Ms. Eshoo congressmen from California and New Jersey, compactly-populated by Armenians said in their letter that it is not right to put the bill to vote. But the congressmen stated that they do not refuse the idea of voting and will put it on the agenda late this year or in 2008.
Nancy Pelosiâ€™s office reported that speaker respects the position of her colleagues.
21 congressmen withdrew their signatures from the bill after the bill on the so-called Armenian genocide was supported in House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committee on October 10. As a result of it, the number of the congressmen supporting the bill fell from 226 to 205.
Hundreds of experts and civilians through American mass media and TV channels accused leaders of Democratic Party and speaker Nancy Pelosi of selling national interests of America. /APA/