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Turkey summoned the US ambassador on Wednesday in protest at votes in Congress to recognise the Turkish genocide against Armenians and to sanction Ankara for its military offensive in northeast Syria.
Turkey was outraged at the pair of votes in the House of Representatives and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s president, called the American accusations “worthless” and the “biggest insult” to the Turkish people.
The votes come at a low point in US-Turkish relations. Mr Erdoğan is due to visit the White House to meet Donald Trump in two weeks’ time but it is unclear whether the visit will go ahead.
Turkey enraged after US House votes to recognise Armenian genocide
Turkey summoned the US ambassador on Wednesday in protest at votes in Congress to recognise the Turkish genocide against Armenians and to sanction Ankara for its military offensive in northeast Syria.