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ANGRY ANKARA CALLS SENATE PANEL 'INEPT'
Friday, April 11th, 2014
Turkish Foreign Mininster Ahmet Davutoglu
ANKARA--Angered at Thursday's passage of the Armenian Genocide
resolution by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Turkish
Foreign Ministry lashed out at the legislative body condemning the
adoption of the measure.
"The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has acted beyond its
position, competence and responsibility by adopting by majority vote a
hastily and ineptly prepared draft resolution (S.Res.410). We reject
this attempt at a political exploitation that distorts history and
law, and we condemn those who led this prejudiced initiative, which
is devoid of any legal ground," said an official foreign ministry
statement.
"In actuality, how Turks and Armenians, as the owners of this common
history, can together, through dialogue and empathy, reach a just
memory of the tragic events of 1915, which occurred during the
great human sufferings of World War I, is already being examined
thoroughly and in all its dimensions. In this context, our proposal
to establish a Joint Historical Commission, also reflected in the
Turkish-Armenian protocols, remains on the agenda," added the foreign
ministry statement.
"In the forthcoming period, it is essential that the U.S. Congress
engages in efforts aimed at strengthening our historic alliance
and partnership, which are more important than ever in the present
circumstances, instead of damaging Turkish-American bilateral ties;
and that this draft resolution and similar ones are not moved any
further in the legislative agenda," the statement concluded.
On Thursday, by a vote of 12 to 5 the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee adopted the Armenian Genocide resolution, which urges Turkey
to recognize the Genocide.
Prior to Thursday's vote, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on
Wednesday to discuss the resolutions.
"We don't have a negative expectation [for the outcome of the draft
resolution]," Davutoglu told reporters in Ankara Thursday, adding
that the two had also discussed developments in Syria and Egypt,
reported Hurriyet Daily News.
The Turkish government is taking measures against "initiatives that
will bother Turkey. We hope they will not take such an attitude,"
he also said.
http://asbarez.com/121756/senate-foreign-relations-committee-adopts-armenian-genocide-resolution/
http://asbarez.com/121795/angry-ankara-calls-senate-panel-%E2%80%98inept%E2%80%99/
Friday, April 11th, 2014
Turkish Foreign Mininster Ahmet Davutoglu
ANKARA--Angered at Thursday's passage of the Armenian Genocide
resolution by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Turkish
Foreign Ministry lashed out at the legislative body condemning the
adoption of the measure.
"The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has acted beyond its
position, competence and responsibility by adopting by majority vote a
hastily and ineptly prepared draft resolution (S.Res.410). We reject
this attempt at a political exploitation that distorts history and
law, and we condemn those who led this prejudiced initiative, which
is devoid of any legal ground," said an official foreign ministry
statement.
"In actuality, how Turks and Armenians, as the owners of this common
history, can together, through dialogue and empathy, reach a just
memory of the tragic events of 1915, which occurred during the
great human sufferings of World War I, is already being examined
thoroughly and in all its dimensions. In this context, our proposal
to establish a Joint Historical Commission, also reflected in the
Turkish-Armenian protocols, remains on the agenda," added the foreign
ministry statement.
"In the forthcoming period, it is essential that the U.S. Congress
engages in efforts aimed at strengthening our historic alliance
and partnership, which are more important than ever in the present
circumstances, instead of damaging Turkish-American bilateral ties;
and that this draft resolution and similar ones are not moved any
further in the legislative agenda," the statement concluded.
On Thursday, by a vote of 12 to 5 the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee adopted the Armenian Genocide resolution, which urges Turkey
to recognize the Genocide.
Prior to Thursday's vote, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on
Wednesday to discuss the resolutions.
"We don't have a negative expectation [for the outcome of the draft
resolution]," Davutoglu told reporters in Ankara Thursday, adding
that the two had also discussed developments in Syria and Egypt,
reported Hurriyet Daily News.
The Turkish government is taking measures against "initiatives that
will bother Turkey. We hope they will not take such an attitude,"
he also said.
http://asbarez.com/121756/senate-foreign-relations-committee-adopts-armenian-genocide-resolution/
http://asbarez.com/121795/angry-ankara-calls-senate-panel-%E2%80%98inept%E2%80%99/