TURKEY PULLS DIPLOMAT OVER U.S. ARMENIA BILL

Reuters, UK
Oct 11 2007

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Washington
for consultations following a decision by a U.S. House committee to
brand Ottoman Turk killings of Armenians genocide, Turkish diplomats
told Reuters on Thursday.

"We called back our ambassador to Washington for consultations. It
should not be understood that we have pulled him back permanently. He
will be in Ankara for consulations in a few days," a senior Turkish
diplomat told Reuters.

Other Turkish diplomats confirmed the move.

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee approved
a resolution on Wednesday branding the killings in 1915 genocide —
a charge Turkey denies.