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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
April 11, 2014 Friday
NO: 113, 11 APRIL 2014, PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE DRAFT ARMENIAN
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE U.S. SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
ANKARA, Turkey
The following information was released by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Turkey:
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has acted beyond its
position, competence and responsibility by adopting a hastily and
ineptly prepared draft resolution (S.Res.410) by majority. We reject
this attempt of political exploitation that distorts history and law
and condemn those who led this prejudiced initiative, which is devoid
of any legal ground.
In fact, how Turks and Armenians, as the owners of this common
history, can together, through dialogue and empathy, reach a just
memory of the tragic 1915 events 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, is still on the agenda.
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 all the 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.
April 11, 2014 Friday
NO: 113, 11 APRIL 2014, PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE DRAFT ARMENIAN
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE U.S. SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
ANKARA, Turkey
The following information was released by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Turkey:
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has acted beyond its
position, competence and responsibility by adopting a hastily and
ineptly prepared draft resolution (S.Res.410) by majority. We reject
this attempt of political exploitation that distorts history and law
and condemn those who led this prejudiced initiative, which is devoid
of any legal ground.
In fact, how Turks and Armenians, as the owners of this common
history, can together, through dialogue and empathy, reach a just
memory of the tragic 1915 events 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, is still on the agenda.
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 all the 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.