Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Dec 23 2010
AMERICANS DID RIGHT THING, SAYS TURKISH LAWMAKER
ANKARA (A.A) -Turkish lawmaker Suat Kiniklioglu, who is also the
chairman of US-Turkish Interparliamentary Friendship Group, said
Thursday that American congressmen did the right thing as the House
decided not to debate and pass a resolution on Armenian allegations.
“We went through tough times but common sense prevailed at the end,”
Kiniklioglu said.
Outgoing US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who strongly supports the
Armenian cause, failed on Wednesday to schedule a vote on a resolution
labelling the incidents of 1915 as “genocide.” Obama administration
opposes it.
Kiniklioglu said that US lawmakers did not move the legislation as the
United States could not take the risk of damaging already fragile
relations.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to US
President Barack Obama, Turkish President Abdullah Gul phoned Obama,
and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu talked to US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton to avoid passage of the resolution.
“Although there was a heavy Armenian pressure on US lawmakers, the
resolution had not been put on the agenda of the House. This is
because of Turkey’s significance in the international arena. Americans
did the right thing and we welcome their decision,” Kiniklioglu said.
From: A. Papazian
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