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The Jewish lobby in the United States has said it would state a neutral stance during discussions on the alleged genocide of Armenians in Congress, a Turkish lawmaker has said upon return from the U.S.
Mithat Melen, who represents Turkey`s Nationalist Movement Party, told the local press that after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a strongly-worded statement condemning Israel`s latest military action in the Middle East during a recent forum in Davos, the Jewish community in the U.S. said it would not back Ankara at the upcoming congressional discussions.
"The Jewish community has made it clear that it would not support passage of a bill on the `genocide of Armenians` in US Congress, but it wouldn`t counter its adoption either." . According to Melen, even if the US legislature does not pass the "genocide" bill, President Barack Obama is highly likely to use this term in his address on April 24, the day considered by Armenians as the date marking mass killings allegedly committed in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. Melen reminded that Obama had pledged during his election campaign to recognize the "genocide."