ANCA calls on US authorities to overcome veto and recognize Armenian  Genocide, thereby stopping atrocities of Turkey

ArmInfo.The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), while welcoming the first wave of sanctions by the US executive and legislative authorities against  Turkey's atrocities in Syria, expressed his belief that Ankara would  not seriously take Washington's calls for restraint until the  president and Congress will continue the policy of indulging the  Republic of Turkey, refusing from honest American recognition and  condemnation of the Armenian Genocide and other Christian nations  during the First World War.

Thus, according to the ANCA, the Executive Director of the  Organization, Aram Hambarian, expressed his conviction that the  American authorities should overcome the veto and recognize the  Armenian Genocide if they want Erdogan to take America seriously.

ANCA also announced that an online information campaign has been  launched in Congress - anca.org/StopErdogan, calling for speedy  compliance with Turkey's sanctions legislation and the immediate  adoption of a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide (S.Res.150  and H.Res.296) .

It became known the day before that US President Donald Trump signed  a decree on sanctions against Turkey due to the situation in Syria.  The document, as follows from the statement by the head of the State  Department, Mike Pompeo, is designed to put pressure on Ankara to  force it to stop the operation in the Syrian Arab Republic. The  restrictions may affect people and organizations whose actions  "endanger civilians or lead to further undermining peace, security  and stability" in the region, a Pompeo written statement said.

The US Ministry of Finance said that the Ministry of Defense and  Energy of Turkey, their heads Hulusi Akar and Fatih Donmez, as well  as the deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party  Suleiman Soilu, have already entered the list of sanctions. In  addition, it was previously reported that Washington intends to raise  tariffs for Turkish steel to 50%, that is, to the level that was in  force until they were reduced in May. The United States will also end  negotiations under the auspices of the Department of Commerce  regarding a deal with Ankara for a hundred billion dollars.