Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Turkey denounces U.S. "Armenian genocide" resolution

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Turkey denounces U.S. "Armenian genocide" resolution

    Xinhua General News Service, China
    April 11, 2014 Friday 8:17 AM EST


    Turkey denounces U.S. "Armenian genocide" resolution

    ANKARA April 11

    Turkey on Friday denounced an " Armenian genocide" resolution which
    has been passed at U.S. Senate 's Foreign Relations Committee on
    Thursday.

    In a statement on Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry urged the U.S.
    Congress not to carry the resolution further at the legislative
    agenda, warning that such a move could "harm bilateral relations"
    between two countries.

    The ministry called on the U.S. Congress to make efforts to reinforce
    historical alliance and partnership between the United States and
    Turkey which "has importance more than ever in current conjuncture."

    The U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee "exceeded its authority
    and responsibility passing an unserious resolution that was prepared
    hastily and verdantly," said the Turkish foreign ministry.

    An "Armenian genocide" resolution about incidents of 1915 has been
    passed at the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday.

    Armenians claimed that over 1.5 million of their forebears were killed
    in 1915 and 1916 by the army of Ottoman Empire in a bid of "genocide."

    Turkey argues that only 500,000 Armenians died in fighting and
    starvation during World War I, and denies that was genocide.

Working...
X