At the bipartisan initiative of Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D.-N.J.), and Mark Kirk (R.-Ill.), the
Referring to the normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey and the issue of so called Armenian genocide, the letter calls on President Obama “to separate the issues of normalization and recognition of so called Armenian genocide.
The authors of the letter note that the State Department on April 22 released a statement welcoming the announcement of Armenia and Turkey that they had agreed on a roadmap toward the normalization of relations. Authors of the letter complain that U. S. President focused on the road map agreement instead recognizing so called Armenian genocide, in his speech on April 24.
The authorsclaimed that Armenia has remained committed to the roadmap, but Turkey has chosen to “undermine U.S. policy that normalization take place without preconditions.”
Members of Congress who sign the letter will be asking the president to proceed with recognizing so called Armenian genocide as he promised, and separately continuing to urge Turkey to proceed with normalization of relations with Armenia.
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