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A resolution on the alleged World War I-era genocide of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey will be put on voting at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, the US legislature’s lower chamber, on March 4, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has said, according to the Panarmenian.net news portal.
"We want to thank [the House committee] chairman Howard Berman for his vision and strength in taking this bold step to send the clear message to Turkey that the United States Congress will not be complicit in their immoral efforts to deny truth and justice for the Armenian Genocide," said Ken Hachikian, chairman of the ANCA, following his meeting in Washington with the senior California legislator.
"We look forward to working with the chairman and all our friends on the Committee from both parties to facilitate passage of this critical piece of human rights legislation by both this panel and the full House of Representatives. Our grassroots activists are mobilized to help achieve the success of this effort."
Hachikian also consulted on Thursday with several other representatives, most notably, Congressional Armenian Genocide Resolution author Adam Schiff, Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone, and senior House Foreign Affairs Committee Members Brad Sherman, and Ed Royce.
Armenians claim Ottoman Turks killed 1.5 million people in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. Armenians residing in the Anatolia region started riots in 1890, which intensified during the war, and fought against the Ottoman army in support of Russia. In an effort to end stand-off, the Ottoman government decided in 1915 to resettle the Armenians to other parts of the country. Armenians claim their forefathers were subjected to "genocide" in the process. Ankara dismisses the claims and has offered to research the events through a joint commission of historians. The proposal was reflected in the protocols on mending ties signed by the two governments on October 10, 2009.*