Annual American-Turkish Conference Cancelled
11:29 ¢ 20.03.10
The annual conference of the American-Turkish Council (ATC) will not
take place this year. The reason? The recent adoption of a US
congressional resolution (H.Res.252) which recognizes the Armenian
Genocide.
According to Turkish daily Milliyet, it’s already been 30 consecutive
years that ATC, one of the most important institutions symbolizing
American-Turkish relations, has been holding such conferences that are
always attended by high-ranking Turkish and American officials,
including prime ministers and officials from the defense and foreign
ministries.
This year, the ATC had planned to hold the conference from April 11-14
with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an expected to attend.
Turkish press considers the cancellation of the conference as a very
serious counter-response to the US administration, in retaliation for
approving a bill that recognizes the Armenian Genocide.
Tert.am
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