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Journal of Turkish Weekly
April 12 2014
Turkey reacts to US Armenian resolution
12 April 2014
Two of Turkey's top cabinet ministers strongly criticize the U.S.
resolution accepted in US Senate on Armenian allegations relating to
the events of 1915.
A U.S. draft resolution calling on people to remember and observe the
anniversary of the Armenian "genocide", approved Thursday by U.S.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was criticized by two top Turkish
cabinet ministers.
On a visit to Japan, Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu said he
expects the resolution to be rejected by the U.S. Senate.
The bill reaffirms that the memory of the men, women and children who
were allegedly killed in the events of 1915 be honoured, according to
Committee chairman Robert Menendez.
Speaking before the meeting of the non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Initiative in Hiroshima on Friday, Davutoglu said; "These kind of
exploitations do not work out well. Nobody benefits from the
deterioration of Turkey - US relations," said the foreign minister.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan also criticized the resolution.
On a visit to Washington for an IMF and World Bank meeting he said "an
issue about something that happened a century ago, that is not even
scientifically proven if it actually happened or not is being used as
a domestic policy tool in US, this is not correct."
Turkey's Foreign Ministry in a statement said that the draft
resolution, which they harshly reject, was prepared in a 'hastily and
amateurish' way.
Since World War I, the Armenian diaspora claims that the events of the
era constituted a "genocide." The Turkish government completely
rejects this charge.
The foreign minister also said the events should be investigated by
the historians and should not be used as a 'political tool'.
"Getting any third country involved in the issue will have a highly
negative influence," said Davutoglu, calling the Armenian diaspora not
to be provocative.
April 12 2014
Turkey reacts to US Armenian resolution
12 April 2014
Two of Turkey's top cabinet ministers strongly criticize the U.S.
resolution accepted in US Senate on Armenian allegations relating to
the events of 1915.
A U.S. draft resolution calling on people to remember and observe the
anniversary of the Armenian "genocide", approved Thursday by U.S.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was criticized by two top Turkish
cabinet ministers.
On a visit to Japan, Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu said he
expects the resolution to be rejected by the U.S. Senate.
The bill reaffirms that the memory of the men, women and children who
were allegedly killed in the events of 1915 be honoured, according to
Committee chairman Robert Menendez.
Speaking before the meeting of the non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Initiative in Hiroshima on Friday, Davutoglu said; "These kind of
exploitations do not work out well. Nobody benefits from the
deterioration of Turkey - US relations," said the foreign minister.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan also criticized the resolution.
On a visit to Washington for an IMF and World Bank meeting he said "an
issue about something that happened a century ago, that is not even
scientifically proven if it actually happened or not is being used as
a domestic policy tool in US, this is not correct."
Turkey's Foreign Ministry in a statement said that the draft
resolution, which they harshly reject, was prepared in a 'hastily and
amateurish' way.
Since World War I, the Armenian diaspora claims that the events of the
era constituted a "genocide." The Turkish government completely
rejects this charge.
The foreign minister also said the events should be investigated by
the historians and should not be used as a 'political tool'.
"Getting any third country involved in the issue will have a highly
negative influence," said Davutoglu, calling the Armenian diaspora not
to be provocative.