Is the US House of Representatives using the Armenian issue against Turkey as a political tool?
On October 29, as Turkey celebrated the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic in Washington, the House of Representatives voted 405-11 in favour of the resolution to recognise the alleged killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire in 1915. On Wednesday 13 November, US Senator Lindsey Graham blocked the passage of the resolution which would officially recognise the so-called Armenian genocide.
The House vote came in the wake of Ankara's operation in northern Syria to secure its borders from the YPG/PKK terrorist organisation in order to establish a safe zone for Syrian refugees who are currently in Turkey. “I’ve always opposed the Armenian resolution, and I voted for it this week. I voted for it because Turkey doesn’t seem to respect the United States at all,” Cohen said, referring to Turkey’s operations against YPG/PKK in Syria.
In 2015 again, some representatives were demanding to recognise the so-called Armenian resolution but could not even reach 60 signatures from the house over 435 representatives.
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