Epochal: The US Recognizes the Armenian Genocide

The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved a resolution recognizing the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, news agencies said. The resolution was approved by a large majority - 405 in favour and 11 against

For the first time, such a resolution is put to a vote in plenary at one of the chambers of Congress in Washington.
The resolution states the importance of honouring the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide through its official recognition.

Congressmen have also spoken out against efforts aimed at "associating the US government with denying the Armenian genocide or any other genocide." The House of Representatives called on Americans to receive more information on Armenian genocide. Earlier, a similar document had been tabled in the Senate.

"Recent attacks by the Turkish military against the Kurdish people are a stark reminder of the danger in our own time," Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said in a speech on Tuesday, The New York Times reported.

For decades, congressmen have discussed such resolutions, but they have not been put to the vote. Observers note that the resolution will lead to a serious deterioration of US-Turkish relations.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan welcomes the decision of the House of Representatives of the US Congress to recognize the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915, TASS reported.

"The resolution (on the recognition of genocide) is a bold step towards establishing truth and historical justice, it will bring comfort to many descendants of Armenians who have survived the genocide," Pashinyan wrote in Twitter.

Armenia acknowledges the US House of Representatives and believes that this step is important in the...