Several hours after the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the United States House of Representatives adopted the Resolution #252 on recognition of the Armenian Genocide, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on visit to Costa Rica, made a statement at a press conference.

According to her, there is no necessity for the bill to be included on the agenda of U.S. Congress. U.S. Secretary of State emphasized that she told this the parties interested in the process, Turkishjournal reports.

As NEWS.am reported previously, Obama administration is urging Congress to hold off on Genocide Resolution discussed in the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 4. White House Spokesperson Mike Hammer stated that yesterday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appealed to Committee Chairman Howard Berman, noting that the vote will endanger Armenia-Turkey reconciliation process.

March 4, after discussing the Armenian Genocide Resolution for several hours, the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs held an open voting. Twenty-three congressmen voted for, while 22-against.

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