Turkish Foreign Minister condemns recognition of Armenian Genocide by US House of Representatives
Turkish Foreign Minister condemns recognition of Armenian Genocide by US House of Representatives
11:17, 30.10.2019

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu condemned recognition of Armenian Genocide by US House of Representatives on October 29.

Cavusoglu called it a “shameful decision of those exploiting history in politics (it is) null and void for our government and people.” He said the resolution was Congress’ “revenge” for Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to officially recognize the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as genocide. The historic vote was 405 to 11 and is seen as a rebuke to Turkey, which has spent nearly a century denying there was genocide.

Although the U.S. has several times recognized an Armenian genocide through presidential proclamations and House resolutions, this is the first time the full Congress passed a measure making it U.S. policy. It is unclear if the Senate will follow, as reported by Voice of America.

 





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