TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONSIDERS RATIFICATION OF GENOCIDE RESOLUTION UNLIKELY

Noyan Tapan
Feb 5, 2010

ISTANBUL, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Speaking at
the conference held by Turk Democracy organization on February 2,
the deputy advisor to the Turkish foreign ministry Namik Tan, who has
been recently appointed Turkish ambassador to the U.S., said that it
is unlikely that the U.S. Congress would ratify the "anti-Turkish"
resolution on the Armenian Genocide in April, Marmara reported. "The
United States will do such a thing neither this year not in the near
future," the ambassador declared. According to N. Tan, such resolutions
are extremely irrelevant and baseless, especially now that Turkey
signed the protocols on normalization of its relations with Armenia
without preconditions, thus taking one of the most important decisions
in its history.

The newly appointed ambassador also said that it would be wrong to
scare Turkey away by voicing threats about Armenian resolutions. "We do
not expect such a negative move from our American allies – not only
this year, but also in the coming years, especially this year when
efficient cooperation has been established between us. The ratification
of the resolution would be a blow to the establishment of peace and
stability in the Caucasus," he added. The ambassador also expressed
his opinions about some other issues of interest to Turkey.