[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ADDRESSING THE REPUBLIC OF TURKIYE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Santos) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the Republic of 
Turkiye--the more I learn, the more I am appalled that they are allowed 
to remain in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  From their historic and well-documented persecution of Armenians, 
human rights abuses--even today--and their objections to Sweden and 
Finland joining NATO, why do we keep or even trust Turkiye as a partner 
in maintaining world order?
  In major issues related to Iran, Syria, Russia, Armenia, and 
Azerbaijan, Turkiye is involved and not always helpful to our 
interests. It is time to rethink this arrangement.
  My district in New York has a sizable population of Armenian 
descendants, multigeneration, first generation, and new arrivals. These 
citizens have close ties and legitimate concerns about what is going on 
over there in Armenia.
  To my constituents: Yes, I will cosponsor H. Res. 108, but I will 
also ask this legislative body and my friends in the Senate to 
reconsider our continued partnership with Turkiye.

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