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Turkish Ambassador to U.S. recalled for consultations
12.10.2007 12:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey on Thursday asked its Ambassador in
Washington to return to Turkey for consultations over a
U.S. congressional panel’s decision to approve the bill labeling
killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as Genocide, an official
said.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Levent Bilman said Ambassador Nabi Sensoy
would stay in Turkey a week or 10 days for discussions regarding the
vote, which came despite warnings by Turkish officials and U.S.
President George W. Bush’s administration that the bill could harm
U.S.-Turkish relations, the AP reports.

Turkey has many times warned that recognition of the 1915 events as
Genocide will deliver a heavy blow on the Washington-Ankara
relations. However, despite all warnings, the U.S. House Committee on
Foreign Relations condemned almost century-old events.

Furthermore, the Congressmen approved the resolution at the moment
when the White House was inducing Turkey against intrusion into
Northern Iraq.

U.S. politicians say a military operation can deteriorate the
situation in Middle East. However, Turkey intends to take revenge for
killings of Turkish soldiers in southeast, RBC reports.