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10/12/07
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Excerpt from report by Azerbaijani news agency Trend
11 October: The adoption by the [US] House Committee on Foreign Affairs of a resolution recognizing the "Armenian genocide" with 27 votes "for" and 21 votes "against" is an incorrect decision, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Xazar Ibrahim said on Thursday [11 October].
The Committee on Foreign Affairs of [the House of Representatives of] the US Congress on Wednesday adopted by a majority of votes a resolution recognizing the "Armenian genocide".
[passage omitted: details of the resolution; Turkish reaction]
Ibrahim said that the congressmen acted not only in the interests of the state but also in their own personal political interests. "Certainly, the adoption of this decision is a result of the influence of and pressure from the Armenian lobby. Therefore, these kinds of decisions will not have a positive impact on US national interests," he said.
[passage omitted: background on the resolution]
Editor’s Note: Source: Trend news agency, Baku, in Russian 0750 gmt 11 Oct 07
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