Turkey sends ambassador back to Washington after tensions over Armenian genocide resolution
By APFriday, April 2, 2010
Turkey to send ambassador back to US
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister says the country’s ambassador to Washington, who was recalled a month ago in protest at a U.S. move to declare the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks genocide, will return to his post.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ambassador Namik Tan will go back to Washington next week, before Erdogan attends a key nuclear security summit there.
Turkey’s relations with the United States were strained after a congressional panel approved a resolution on genocide. Erdogan on Friday did not say whether the tensions had reduced but stressed the importance of the April 12-13 summit.
Western nations are preparing to impose sanctions to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions but Turkey says its neighbor has the right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful use.
