Armenian Patriarch Mesrob Mutafyan: We Oppose This Resolution

DEMRE - Mesrob Mutafyan, patriarch of Turkish Armenians, said on Sunday that they opposed to the resolution regarding Armenian allegations on the incidents of 1915 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 during the visit 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 said that they will do everything in their 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.
(UK)