The Advertiser (Australia)
October 13, 2007 Saturday
State Edition
DIPLOMATIC TENSION;
U.S. move on genocide alienates Turkey
by CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, ANKARA, TURKEY
TURKEY, which is a key supply route to U.S. troops in Iraq, recalled
its ambassador to Washington and warned of serious repercussions if
the U.S. Congress labels the killing of Armenians by Turks a century
ago as genocide.
Ordered after a U.S. House of Representatives committee endorsed the
genocide measure, yesterday’s recall was a sign of strained ties
between two long-time allies and the likely turmoil in an already
troubled region.
Egeman Bagis, an aide to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told
media that Turkey – a conduit for many of the supplies shipped to
American bases in Iraq and Afghanistan – might have to ”cut
logistical support to the U.S.”.
Analysts said the resolution could make Turkey more inclined to send
troops into northern Iraq to hunt Kurdish rebels, a move opposed by
the U.S. because it would disrupt one of the few stable and peaceful
Iraqi areas.
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