YEREVAN, MARCH 5, ARMENPRESS: With 23 for and 22 against the US Congressional Committee Votes ‘Yes’ on Genocide Bill. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said in his statement that Armenia highly appreciates the decision by the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the United States House of Representatives to adopt Resolution 252 on the recognition of the Armenian genocide.
“This is another proof of the devotion of the American people to universal human values and is an important step toward the prevention of the crimes against humanity,” the statement says.