The Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (TÜSİAD) has revised its previous decision to call off a trip to the US amid tension between Turkey and the United States over the passage of a resolution by a US congressional committee to endorse Armenian claims of genocide by the Ottoman Empire.
| A TÜSİAD delegation is now planning to visit the United States April 19-20, according to a report published on Tuesday in business daily Referans. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on March 4 to label the Armenian killings in eastern Anatolia during the World War I years as genocide, straining relations between Turkey and the US. Turkey protested the vote angrily, recalling its ambassador in Washington for consultations and suspending government visits to the US. Earlier this month, TÜSİAD also announced it had indefinitely delayed a scheduled visit, saying it would be tainted by political tension and was unlikely to produce results. According to Referans, the business group later reconsidered the decision and conceded that it would harm Turkey to delay the trip. TÜSİAD’s tentative US visit program is not yet clear; the association is awaiting a reply from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding an appointment requested. Along with Chairperson Ümit Boyner, members of the board of directors such as Haluk Dinçer and Cem Duna will be among the TÜSİAD delegation visiting the US. |
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