The number of supporters of Genocide recognition keeps growing in the U.S. Congress. According to the information spread by Armenian Assembly of America (AAA), another seven congressmen expressed their support to the resolution recognizing the 1915 events in Ottoman Empire as Genocide. Thus, there are 134 supporters of resolution in U.S. Congress.

“Since the protocols to establish diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey were announced in August, the Armenian Genocide resolution, H.Res. 252, has garnered an additional seven cosponsors,” AAA website reads.

“U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide should not be held hostage to normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey,” said the AAA Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.

“The Assembly welcomes the support of Reps. Brian Bilbray (R-CA); Elton Gallegly (R-CA); Darrell Issa (R-CA); Steve Israel (D-NY); John Hall (D-NY); Laura Richardson (D-CA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA),” said Assembly Congressional Relations Associate Bianka Dodov.