ArmInfo. Resolution No. 296 on the Armenian Genocide, adopted by the US House of Representatives, continues to excite Turkey.
After two statements at the level of the foreign ministry, and a call on the carpet to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the US ambassador criticized the American partners in the Erdogan administration.
Thus, the spokesman for the Turkish President Ibrahim Kalin condemned the resolution of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, in particular writing on Twitter: "The resolution of the House of Representatives of the US Congress on the recognition of the so-called genocide of the events of 1915 in the Ottoman state is one of the awkward examples of the use of history in politics. who accuse Turkey of genocide should first turn to their history, in particular to the bloody past of the ASALA and PKK terrorist organizations they support, "Kalyn wrote.
In turn, the head of the public relations department of the presidential administration of Turkey, Fahrettin Altun, wrote on Twitter: "This document has caused concern to everyone who attaches importance to relations between Turkey and the United States. Those who voted for the resolution will be responsible for the deterioration of Ankara's strategic relations and Washington in a difficult region. We urge the Armenian brothers not to turn their history into an instrument for achieving political goals. We have lived together in this region for hundreds of years. History has taught us the interference of external forces, causing damage to the region and has brought much suffering to our relationship. "
It should be noted that the US House of Representatives adopted a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide during the October 29 vote. As a result of the vote, 405 congressmen supported the resolution, opposed 11. - the western wing of the Armenian National Committee of America notes on its Twitter.
The resolution, sponsored by Adam Schiff and Gus Bilirakis, was introduced in April of this year and aimed at denying the refusal of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire in 1915, recognition and mention of the Armenian Genocide by the US government, the importance of raising awareness of the Armenian Genocide in terms of preventing such crimes further.