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US: Turkey recalls ambassador over
Armenian genocide vote
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October 12, 2007
WASHINGTON, 12 Oct, -- In protest at a vote
by US legislators this week to label the 1915-1917
mass killings of Armenians as "genocide",
Turkey is recalling its ambassador to Washington,
Nabi Sensoy, for consultations.
“This is a normal affair, especially after certain
important developments take place” said Sensoy.
He described as "one sided" the resolution passed by
a vote of 27 to 21 in the House of Representatives
foreign affairs committee on Wednesday.
The text says the killings of up to 1.5 million
Armenians was a "genocide" that should be
acknowledged fully in US foreign policy towards
Turkey, along with "the consequences of the failure
to realize a just resolution."
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“People think it is only the Armenians who perished
during the events of 1915. They forget that hundreds
of thousands of Turks also perished at the hand of
the Armenians,” Sensoy said.
A foreign ministry spokesman said Sensoy was
expected to stay "a week to 10 days" in the Turkish
capital, Ankara.
A visit by Turkey's naval chief to the US has also
been cancelled.
Prime minister Tayip Erdogan, said that the Turkish
government would concentrate its efforts to stop the
non-binding vote passed by the Congressional
committee being endorsed next month in the full
House.
House speaker Nancy Pelosi has said the vote will
take place before 22 November.
“We have steps to take afterwards, however we will
not announce these today,” said Erdogan.
Turkey is a regional operational hub for the US
military, and some suggest access to Incirlik
airbase or other supply lines
crucial to US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan could
be affected by the row.
Wednesday's vote has been welcomed by Armenian
president Robert Kocharyan, who said he hoped for
"full [US] recognition... of the genocide."
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Armenian Genocide by Turkish Muslims against
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Turkey faces international pressure to recognise
that more than 1 million Armenians were massacred
during a 1915 campaign of ethnic cleansing by
Ottoman Turks. Turkish officials claim that most
deaths were caused by hunger and disease.
More about Armenian Genocide by Turks at
Genocide1915.info - The Armenian Genocide
Recognition Struggle!
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