Istanbul - Turkey's ambassador to the United States arrived in his home country Saturday to discuss with senior officials the recent passage of a resolution in the US legislature accusing Turkey of committing genocide against its Armenian population during World War I. Namik Tan said he is to meet with President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Rayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the matter before returning to the US.
A committee of the US House of Representatives approved the resolution Thursday by a 23-22 vote. The leadership of the House is considering whether to bring the measure to a vote of the full body, which would please Armenian populations in the US, but rile Turkey - a NATO ally - which is sensitive about the allegations.
Leading politicians, including US President Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, have said the resolution could endanger US relations with Turkey and ongoing peace talks between Turkey and Armenia.
Armenians contend that up to 1.5 million of their own were systematically killed by the Ottoman Turks during World War I. Turkey has long denied the genocide claim, saying the number of Armenians killed was much lower and that the deaths were the result of violent turbulence that also affected other groups at the time.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/312770,turkeys-us-ambassador-arrives-home-to-discuss-genocide-vote.html.
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