Turkey yet to make a move on US Armenian genocide comment
Recent stand-offs with the US have caused substantial financial pain for Turkey, and could limit its response this time
27 April 2021 - 08:37
Ankara — Turkey’s options for retaliating against Joe Biden’s landmark description of the Ottoman-era mass killing of Armenians as genocide include suspending a key defence deal with the US, a person familiar with the matter has said.
While Biden’s move was largely symbolic, it set the tone for his administration’s approach to ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who’s expected to weigh in on the row after chairing a Monday cabinet meeting. No US leader since Ronald Reagan has used the genocide term for fear of alienating Turkey, a Nato ally...
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