The United States congress is expected to vote on the Armenian genocide resolution. But there are doubts since it may badly damage US and Turkish relations. The House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer predicts that the bill will pass.
The resolution calls on President Bush to use the word Genocide when speaking about the Armenian Genocide.
The Armenian Genocide was when 1.5 million Armenians were killed as a part of a Turkish campaign to remove Armenians from Turkey and execute the populations. The Turkish government to this day denies the events.
Other bills were approved by the House in 1975 and 1984, but did not make it through the Senate. A 1990 resolution was blocked by a Senate filibuster.
"The United States has a compelling historical and moral reason to recognize the Armenian genocide, which cost a million and a half people their lives," -Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), a chief sponsor of the resolution.
"But we also have a powerful contemporary reason as well. How can we take effective action against the genocide in Darfur if we lack the will to condemn genocide whenever and wherever it occurs?"
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