US Congressman Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, discussed reducing US reliance upon Turkey’s Incirlik Airbase during a meeting in the US Capitol with Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian, the ANCA reported.

“I had a wide-ranging and productive discussion with Aram on important issues ranging from the need for full recognition of the Armenian Genocide to whether some functions of our Incirlik military base in Turkey should be transferred elsewhere,” said Chairman Nunes, following the meeting.

“Turkey has long leveraged this base to hold America hostage,” Hamparian noted, in particular, for his part.