Turkish lawmaker calls upon Congress "not to repeat mistakes made by some parliaments"

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish lawmaker Vahit Erdem, a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, submitted letters to a group of U.S. congressmen over the Armenian Genocide bill discussion, which is introduced in the agenda of U.S. Congress sessions. Turkish Daily News reports that the lawmaker warns the congressmen to avoid risking a major blow to the relationship between Turkey and the United States. Erdem calls upon the U.S. House representatives "not to repeat the same mistake made by some European parliaments in the past." "The numbers of Armenian casualties mentioned in the genocide bill were largely exaggerated and based solely on Armenian allegations," Vahit Erdem stated.