ISTANBUL. – Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives stated it is inappropriate for the US Congress to deal with the recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. 

She noted that the efforts toward recognizing as genocide the violence that occurred in the latter period of the Ottoman Empire is a disturbing topic. “That violence was a tragedy, but giving those massacres a correct historical recognition is a very delicate topic. I believe it is inappropriate for the Congress to deal with their recognition. Instead, Armenia and Turkey could directly deal with that issue. I support the proposal that those tragic events be examined with cooperation between Armenian and Turkish historians,” said Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US House of Representatives, Star daily of Turkey writes.