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  • ANKARA: Turkey recalls ambassador after US vote on Armenian genocide

    Anadolu Agency, Turkey
    March 4 2010


    Turkey recalls ambassador after US vote on Armenian genocide



    Turkey has temporarily recalled its ambassador to United States
    minutes after a US congressional panel approved a resolution labelling
    the incidents of 1915 as "genocide".

    The measure passed the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign
    Affairs in a voting of 23-22 on Thursday [4 March].

    Shortly after the measure passed the committee voting, Turkish
    government said in a statement that Ambassador Namik Tan has been
    recalled to Ankara for consultations.

    "We condemn this resolution which charges Turkish nation with a crime
    that it did not commit," the statement said.

    Turkish government also expressed concern that the non-binding
    resolution could damage Turkish-US relations and efforts to normalize
    relations between Turkey and Armenia.

    Turkey and Armenia signed two protocols last October to normalize
    relations, however, parliaments of the two countries has not passed
    them yet.

    Turkey strongly rejects genocide allegations and regards the events as
    civil strife in wartime which claimed lives of many Turks and
    Armenians.

    "Under the influence of political motives, supporters of this
    resolution have taken a wrong and unjust stance ignoring historical
    facts and difference of opinion among experts," the statement said.

    "The resolution includes tangible errors related to the incidents of
    1915, and it has completely been prepared with a one-sided approach,"
    it said.

    Turkey insists that World War I-era incidents should be examined by
    historians using scientific tools and archives.

    In 2007, a similar resolution was adopted with 27 seven votes against
    21 in 2007 but as a result of former President George W. Bush's
    intervention, the resolution was not brought to a House floor vote.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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