We Were Against the Genocide Resolution: US Ambassador to Turkey

US Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey, invited to a press conference in Ankara today by Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the US administration, including himself, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, was opposed to House Resolution 252 on the Armenian Genocide.

Turkish broadcaster NTV, quoting anonymous diplomatic sources, said that Turkey’s foreign ministry had asked Jeffrey to pass on the following three messages to the US administration: the essence of the resolution is inaccurate, and it will negatively affect Turkish-American relations, as well as the process of normalizing Armenia-Turkey relations.