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An Armenian Genocide resolution similar to the one overwhelmingly passed by the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress, the House of Representatives, on Tuesday has already been submitted to the Senate, Armenian political analyst Suren Sargsyan said on Facebook.

However, the analyst says, the passage of the genocide bill in the Senate, the upper chamber of the Congress, will be a far more difficult task.

“The problem is that there is so-called "veto" power (Senate Hold) in the Senate practice. This means that any of the 100 senators can exercise it and “block” any legal act or resolution to prevent it from entering the full agenda and being put to a vote,” he explained.

“This process is well known to our lobbyists. We have twice used it against candidates of U.S. ambassadors to Armenia and Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza and Richard Hoagland (by Senator Menendez),” the analyst added.

Sargsyan stressed the support of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to the genocide resolution is crucial for Armenia.

“At the moment we have the initial support of 16 senators and another senator who, to my surprise and to the surprise of my Turkish friends, has joined supporters (Cory Booker),” Sargsyan wrote.