Clinton made clear that the Obama administration was against the resolution and called committee chairman Howard Berman on Wednesday to try to persuade him to shelve the vote. “I do not think it is for any other country to determine how two countries resolve matters between them, to the extent that actions that the United States might take could disrupt this process. Therefore, both President Obama and I have made clear, both last year and again this year, that we do not believe any action by the Congress is appropriate, and we oppose it. Now, the committee that you referred to has voted out such a resolution I think three times in the past. They’re likely to vote it out again. But we do not believe that the full Congress will or should act upon that resolution, and we have made that clear to all the parties involved,” Clinton added.
In Ankara, US Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey, while speaking to reporters after leaving the Foreign Ministry, where he had been summoned by Turkish officials for talks on the issue, read out Clinton’s statement in response to questions. Jeffrey then added that the Obama administration was opposed to the measure being voted on in the full House.
