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    The New Anatolian, Turkey
    June 15 2005

    Armenian Lobby Pushes Resolution in US Congress
    The New Anatolian / Washington

    The Armenian lobby in the U.S. Congress is preparing to push a new
    resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives this month.

    Democratic California Congressman Adam Schiff, who is known as a
    friend of the lobby, announced yesterday that a new resolution to
    recognize the so-called Armenian genocide will be presented to the
    U.S. House of Representatives within two weeks.

    The resolution is expected to be discussed by a subcommittee of the
    U.S. House of Representatives International Relations Committee.
    Diplomatic sources think that the Armenian resolution will be
    approved by the subcommittee, but it's not certain whether the full
    committee will considerit.

    Diplomatic sources also claim that even if the resolution passes the
    International Relations Committee, U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert
    would prevent it from reaching the House floor.

    In October 2000, Hastert withdrew a similar resolution at the behest
    of then U.S. President Clinton.

    Pro-Armenian congressman stymied

    Last week, pro-Armenian Congressman Schiff tried to add two
    amendments concerning the controversial Armenian problem during
    International Relations Committee hearings on a State Department
    authorization bill.

    The amendments would have required the U.S. government to analyze
    diplomatic responses

    to the Armenian "genocide" and urge Turkey to open its border with
    Armenia. The amendments' failure coincided with Turkish Prime
    Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the U.S. and pressure from
    the Turkish Embassy in Washington. Schiff's efforts to add the
    amendments were unsuccessful.

    GB-Turk Dialogue Committee works to block resolution

    In related news, the Britain-Turkey Dialogue Committee is preparing
    to block discussions of a Armenian resolution by the Edinburgh City
    Council on June 30. The committee will visit the mayor of Edinburgh
    to persuade him not to discuss the measure in the City Council.
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