April 2, 2010 - 12:30 AMT
Turkish Council of Ministers decides to return ambassador to U.S.

Turkey’s Council of Ministers has decided to send ambassador Namik Tan back to the U.S. It was also decided that Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will take part in the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington while attendance of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is still in doubt.

According to Hurriyet, Turkey's rejection to participate in the summit and return ambassador to the U.S. will give a trump card to Armenia. The newspaper also says that Secretary Clinton assured Turkey that the Armenian Genocide resolution will not be put on the House floor and President Obama will not use the term Genocide in his April 24 address to the Armenian community.

Turkish Prime Minister is still considering his visit to Washington. “If I decide not to go, I will send Mr. Tan,” Erdogan said.