WASHINGTON. - Senator Robert Menendez along with Senator Mark Kirk urged their colleagues to cosponsor a new Armenian Genocide Resolution, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly).

“In the face of Turkey’s ongoing denial of the Armenian Genocide, we commend Senator Menendez for his unbreakable commitment to reaffirm the incontestable fact of the Armenian Genocide,” said Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny.

“We also commend Senator Kirk for his ongoing efforts to ensure that the proud chapter in U.S. history to help save the survivors of this terrible crime against humanity is not forgotten.”

The Senate Armenian Genocide Resolution, which will be officially introduced later this month, is similar to the House version, and adds a key finding from the 1951 U.S. filing before the International Court of Justice concerning the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Specifically, the document highlighted the fact that “the Roman persecution of the Christians, the Turkish massacre of Armenians, the extermination of millions of Jews and Poles by the Nazis are outstanding examples of the crime of genocide.”