The preliminary variant of the draft drawn up by the committee chief, Democrat senator Joseph Biden was changed. The sentence "Mr. Dink underwent pursuit on Article 301 of Turkish Criminal Code, as he spoke about Armenian genocide" caused Ankara's protest.

Taking into account protest, Republican Richard Lugar managed to change the sentence as the following: "Legal measures were taken about Mr. Dink, as he regarded the events happened in 1915 as genocide."

The decision demands uncovering the crime, bringing the offenders to court, abolishing Article 301 and Ankara is called on to establish diplomatic relations with Yerevan.

The draft affirmed by International Affairs Committee will also be debated in the general assembly of the Senate. Even if the Senate confirms it, its implementation will not be compulsory for the US government, APA reports.