December 14, 2019 - 15:30 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey has summoned the U.S. ambassador to Ankara over a resolution passed by U.S. lawmakers recognizing the Armenian Genocide, RFE/RL reports.
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal conveyed Turkey's dismay over the move to envoy David Satterfield, the Foreign Ministry said on December 13, the day after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the resolution.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a similar nonbinding measure in October.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian expressed his "gratitude" on behalf of the Armenian people for this "important and historic decision."
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