Rep. Frank Pallone

Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) blasted the United Nations General Assembly president Abdulla Shahid for “capitulating” to Turkey, when he removed a tweet after visiting Dzidzernagapert last week while visiting Armenia.

Shahid tweeted about his visit to the Armenian Gencocide Memorial Complex last week, but deleted the post reportedly after receiving a complaint from the Turkish foreign ministry.

“33 countries, including the United States, have formally recognized  the Armenian genocide. The UN should not be complicit in Turkey’s  rejection of history. [UN General Assembly President] Abdulla Shahid was wrong for deleting  his tweet and capitulating to pressure from Turkey,” Pallone wrote in a Twitter post on Tuesday.