POLITICS
RESOLUTIONS ON SO-CALLED “ARMENIAN GENOCIDE” SPARK PROTEST WORLDWIDE
Baku, March 26 (AZERTAC). Officials from a number of countries voiced their protest against resolutions on the so-called “Armenian genocide” passed by the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Swedish Parliament,
US congressmen Michael McMahon, Mike Pence, the National Director of the Anti-Defamation League Abraham Foxman and other diplomats issued statements claiming Turkey is an ally for the US. They said the resolution have a negative impact on Turkey-Armenia rapprochement and solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stated the resolution is false and the congress would not take any step to pass it.
Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview to CNN Turk TV channel that 1915 events should be judged fairly and openly.
He noted the Turkish Government is alongside Azerbaijan with respect to peace talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.