Turkish parliament condemns US Senate’s Armenian Genocide resolution

All parties in Turkish Parliament united late Friday to condemn and reject US Senate resolution recognizing events of 1915 as the Armenian Genocide, the Daily Sabah reported.

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Good Party (IYI Party) jointly signed the document which rejected and condemned the resolution.

Only the pro-PKK Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) said in a statement that they do not reject or condemn the US Senate's bill.

The US Senate unanimously passed the resolution recognizing the Genocide o Thursday.

Despite the repeated attempts in the sanate to block the resolution, the the Democratic-led House of Representatives passed the measure by an overwhelming 405-11 late October.

The USEmbassy in Ankara said Friday that their position on the issue had not changed.

The spokesperson from the embassy, said: "The position of the administration is not changed. Our views are reflected in the President's definitive statement in this issue from last April."