The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a genocide the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, a historic move that infuriated Turkey and dealt a blow to the already problematic ties between Ankara and Washington.
Trump had cast his Nov. 13 meeting with Erdogan as “wonderful” despite no concrete breakthrough on deep disagreements such as Ankara’s purchase of Russian weapon systems and diverging views on Syria policy. The resolution asserts that it is U.S. policy to commemorate as genocide the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923. The Ottoman Empire was centered in present-day Turkey.
“History will note these resolutions as irresponsible and irrational actions by some members of the US Congress against Turkey,” Fahrettin Altun, Turkey’s communications director, said on Twitter in response.Congressional aides said the White House does not want the legislation to move ahead while it negotiates with Ankara on sensitive issues.
The U.S. Congress has been united in its opposition to Turkey’s recent policy actions. Republican senators have been incensed with Turkey’s purchase of the S-400, which the United States says pose a threat to its F-35 fighter jets and cannot be integrated into NATO defenses.
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