There is a high probability that U.S. Congress will pass Armenian Genocide resolution (H.Res.252), Head of the Hay Dat (Armenian Cause) office Giro Manoyan told NEWS.am. The ARFD member commented on decision by Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hovard Berman to table Genocide Resolution on March 4, 2010.

“At the moment it is difficult to say explicitly, but the probability is high and Hay Dat committee as well as Armenian community work in that direction,” Manoyan said.
He does not consider Berman’s decision another lever on Turkey by the U.S. “Most probably Armenian community and certain congress circles exert pressure on the White House for it not to link Armenia-Turkey reconciliation with Genocide recognition,” stated ARFD member.

Commenting on NEWS.am correspondent’s remark on recent discussions related to Genocide recognition by Israel, Manoyan stressed, “Israeli authorities have not arrived at this decision yet. Israeli society is supportive to Genocide recognition. Moreover, a number of Jewish organizations in U.S backing Turkey so far, presently express no enthusiastic support to the country, particularly in the context of recent critical statements against Israel voiced in Ankara.”

A.G.