Ankara, The New Anatolian

Turkish Ambassador in Washington Nabi Sensoy warned that Turkish-American relations will be adversely affected if the U.S. House of Representatives passes a bill recognizing claims that Ottoman Turks committed an act of genocide in 1915 against the Armenians.

“I cannot dismiss the fact the passage of the bill will impact certain relations between Turkey and the United States” if the resolution regarding the Armenian allegations on the 1915 incidents in Ottoman Turkey, is adopted at the U.S. Congress.

Sensoy speaking to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) implied that Turkey’s ties with Israel will also be affected if the bill passes.

In a statement it released last week, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) alleged that the 1915 incidents “were indeed tantamount to genocide”, adding, however, that it would continue to stand against the Armenian resolutions in the U.S. Congress.

“We are expecting the American Jewish organizations to be neutral on this issue,” Sensoy said.

Stressing that he was quite disturbed about the remarks claiming that the Jewish community in Turkey might be harmed by the approval of Armenian resolution, Sensoy said, “They seem to be forgetting the history of Turks and Jews, which goes back at least 500 years. We’ve always had the best of relations between Turks and Jews and the Turkish Jewish community is part and parcel, and an integral part, of the Turkish community.”

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