After U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed Armenian Genocide Resolution, Ankara recalled its Ambassador Namik Tan from Washington, TGRT TV company reports.

Earlier, Turkish media spread information that if Genocide Resolution is passed Ankara will primarily recall Namik Tan.

As NEWS.am reported earlier, after discussing the Armenian Genocide Resolution for several hours, the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs held an open voting. Twenty-three congressmen voted for, while 22 — against.