US CITIZENS URGED TO BE CAREFUL IN TURKEY AS OF DISCUSSIONS OF ARMENIAN RESOLUTION

19.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The US State Department, anticipating possible wider protests about a congressional resolution recognizing the 1915 killings of Armenians as genocide, warned U.S. citizens in Turkey and other cities with large Turkish expatriate populations to be careful.
The statement by the US State Department says that the US Embassy in Ankara and the US Consulate in Istanbul had been the scene of peaceful, daily demonstrations about the resolution for the past two weeks
“Depending on the outcome of the voting, Turkish groups may stage wider protests. American citizens should remain vigilant with regard to their personal security and exercise caution” the statement reads. –0–