The Turkish Foreign Ministry today, condemned a United States Senate resolution that deemed the massacres of a speculated 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 a genocide, reports Reuters.
The narrative regarding the 1915 massacres has remained a hold point in relation between Turkey and Armenia. The Turkish government continues to dispute estimates of the number of people killed today.
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“We reject this attempt at political exploitation that distorts history and law and we condemn those who led this prejudiced initiative,” the ministry said in a statement.
The narrative regarding the 1915 massacres has remained a hold point in relation between Turkey and Armenia. The Turkish government continues to dispute estimates of the number of people killed today.
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