Turkish Armenians concerned about consequences of H.Res.106 passage

PanARMENIAN.Net - On 14 October, Mesrob Mutafyan, Patriarch of Turkish Armenians, voiced opposition to the Armenian Genocide Resolution which was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.



Patriarch Mutafyan visited the Santa Clause Church in Demre town of the southern city of Antalya. He told reporters that the resolution became "a tool of domestic policy in the United States", and called on people to exclude Turkish citizens of Armenian origin from discussions over the issue.



He promised to do everything in his power to prevent passage of the resolution by the full House.



Recalling that Prime Minister Erdogan earlier proposed Armenia to set up a joint commission of historians to deal with the issue, Mutafyan added that it was "a significant offer", Anatolia News Agency reports.