Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Angered over the U.S. Senate's approval of a resolution recognizing claims of Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire decades ago, Turkey summoned the U.S. ambassador in Ankara Friday to register a formal complaint.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onap communicated to U.S. Ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield "strong criticism" for the resolution, which succeeded Thursday after three prior measures failed to pass. It officially recognizes systematic killings of 1.5 million Armenians in the empire from 1915 to 1923 as genocide. The House passed a similar measure in October, but it has not yet been signed by President Donald Trump.