Ambassador ?Å?ensoy describes Armenian resolution as unfortunate
Turkey’s Ambassador in Washington D.C. Nabi ?Å?ensoy on Sunday described
a resolution introduced to the U.S. Senate regarding 1915 incidents as
"unfortunate".
Appearing on a Voice of America television news segment, ?Å?ensoy said
introduction of the resolution calling on Armenian allegations to be
recognized was "extremely wrong".
"Before all, this was not an unexpected development. I don’t think it
was the right time to take this step since the resolution was
introduced immediately after the signing of the Turkey-Armenia
Protocols. It is wrong and sad. I am hopeful that it (the resolution)
will not reach the (Senate) floor. I think there will be no progress
on this issue," he said.
Asked to comment on stance of U.S. President Barack Obama regarding
Armenian allegations, Ambassador ?Å?ensoy said Obama did not include
such an allegation in his speech on April 24.
Referring to relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, and U.S. stance
on the matter, ?Å?ensoy said, "before all we think it will extremely
beneficial to put relations between Turkey and Armenia into a new
course thanks to this protocol, establish diplomatic relations, and to
open borders. We think this will contribute not only to relations
between Turkey and Armenia but also to peace, stability and security
of a region full of ‘frozen’ problems".
"Turkey does not want its relations to be negatively affected by
Azerbaijan which we call as ‘one nation two states’. It was regardless
of question for Turkey to sign any development that would be against
its Azerbaijani brothers," ?Å?ensoy said.
On October 22 U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and John Ensign, the two
important supporters of Armenian lobby, introduced the resolution
calling on the Senate to recognize allegations regarding 1915
incidents.
25 October 2009, Sunday
THE ANATOLIA NEWS AGENCY WASHINGTON